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Main Authors: Koenigsmann, Jochen, Strommen, Kristian
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Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/1506.05956
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author Koenigsmann, Jochen
Strommen, Kristian
author_facet Koenigsmann, Jochen
Strommen, Kristian
contents Let $K$ be a field with $G_K(2) \simeq G_{\mathbb{Q}}(2)$, where $G_F(2)$ denotes the maximal pro-2 quotient of the absolute Galois group of a field $F$. We prove that then $K$ admits a (non-trivial) valuation $v$ which is 2-henselian and has residue field $\mathbb{F}_2$. Furthermore, $v(2)$ is a minimal positive element in the value group $Γ_v$ and $[Γ_v:2Γ_v]=2$. This forms the first positive result on a more general conjecture about recovering $p$-adic valuations from pro-$p$ Galois groups which we formulate precisely. As an application, we show how this result can be used to easily obtain number-theoretic information, by giving an independent proof of a strong version of the birational section conjecture for smooth, complete curves $X$ over $\mathbb{Q}_2$, as well as an analogue for varieties.
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spellingShingle Recovering p-adic valuations from pro-p Galois groups
Koenigsmann, Jochen
Strommen, Kristian
Number Theory
Let $K$ be a field with $G_K(2) \simeq G_{\mathbb{Q}}(2)$, where $G_F(2)$ denotes the maximal pro-2 quotient of the absolute Galois group of a field $F$. We prove that then $K$ admits a (non-trivial) valuation $v$ which is 2-henselian and has residue field $\mathbb{F}_2$. Furthermore, $v(2)$ is a minimal positive element in the value group $Γ_v$ and $[Γ_v:2Γ_v]=2$. This forms the first positive result on a more general conjecture about recovering $p$-adic valuations from pro-$p$ Galois groups which we formulate precisely. As an application, we show how this result can be used to easily obtain number-theoretic information, by giving an independent proof of a strong version of the birational section conjecture for smooth, complete curves $X$ over $\mathbb{Q}_2$, as well as an analogue for varieties.
title Recovering p-adic valuations from pro-p Galois groups
topic Number Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/1506.05956