Abhyankar's affine arithmetic conjecture for the symmetric and alternating groups

Alexei Entin*, Noam Pirani

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Abstract

We prove that for any prime p>2, q=pν a power of p, n≥p and G=Sn or G=An (symmetric or alternating group), there exists a Galois extension K/Fq(T) ramified only over ∞ with Gal(K/Fq(T))=G. This confirms a conjecture of Abhyankar for the case of symmetric and alternating groups over finite fields of odd characteristic.

Original languageEnglish
Article number107561
JournalJournal of Pure and Applied Algebra
Volume228
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2024

Funding

FundersFunder number
Israel Science Foundation2507/19

    Keywords

    • Function fields
    • Galois theory
    • Ramification

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