On rank in algebraic closure

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Auteurs principaux: Lampert, Amichai, Ziegler, Tamar
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author Lampert, Amichai
Ziegler, Tamar
author_facet Lampert, Amichai
Ziegler, Tamar
contents Let $ {\mathbf k} $ be a field and $Q\in {\mathbf k}[x_1, \ldots, x_s]$ a form (homogeneous polynomial) of degree $d>1.$ The ${\mathbf k}$-Schmidt rank $rk_{\mathbf k}(Q)$ of $Q$ is the minimal $r$ such that $Q= \sum_{i=1}^r R_iS_i$ with $R_i, S_i \in {\mathbf k}[x_1, \ldots, x_s]$ forms of degree $<d$. When $ {\mathbf k} $ is algebraically closed, this rank is essentially equivalent to the codimension in $ {\mathbf k}^s $ of the singular locus of the variety defined by $ Q, $ known also as the Birch rank of $ Q. $ When $ {\mathbf k} $ is a number field, a finite field or a function field, we give polynomial bounds for $ rk_{\mathbf k}(Q) $ in terms of $ rk_{\bar {\mathbf k}} (Q) $ where $ \bar {\mathbf k} $ is the algebraic closure of $ {\mathbf k}. $ Prior to this work no such bound (even ineffective) was known for $d>4$. This result has immediate consequences for counting integer points (when $ {\mathbf k} $ is a number field) or prime points (when $ {\mathbf k} = \mathbb Q $) of the variety $ \{Q=0\} $ assuming $ rk_{\mathbf k} (Q) $ is large.
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spellingShingle On rank in algebraic closure
Lampert, Amichai
Ziegler, Tamar
Number Theory
Commutative Algebra
Algebraic Geometry
Let $ {\mathbf k} $ be a field and $Q\in {\mathbf k}[x_1, \ldots, x_s]$ a form (homogeneous polynomial) of degree $d>1.$ The ${\mathbf k}$-Schmidt rank $rk_{\mathbf k}(Q)$ of $Q$ is the minimal $r$ such that $Q= \sum_{i=1}^r R_iS_i$ with $R_i, S_i \in {\mathbf k}[x_1, \ldots, x_s]$ forms of degree $<d$. When $ {\mathbf k} $ is algebraically closed, this rank is essentially equivalent to the codimension in $ {\mathbf k}^s $ of the singular locus of the variety defined by $ Q, $ known also as the Birch rank of $ Q. $ When $ {\mathbf k} $ is a number field, a finite field or a function field, we give polynomial bounds for $ rk_{\mathbf k}(Q) $ in terms of $ rk_{\bar {\mathbf k}} (Q) $ where $ \bar {\mathbf k} $ is the algebraic closure of $ {\mathbf k}. $ Prior to this work no such bound (even ineffective) was known for $d>4$. This result has immediate consequences for counting integer points (when $ {\mathbf k} $ is a number field) or prime points (when $ {\mathbf k} = \mathbb Q $) of the variety $ \{Q=0\} $ assuming $ rk_{\mathbf k} (Q) $ is large.
title On rank in algebraic closure
topic Number Theory
Commutative Algebra
Algebraic Geometry
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.05329