On $\ell$-torsion in degree $\ell$ superelliptic Jacobians over $\mathbf{F}_q$

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Main Authors: Li, Wanlin, Love, Jonathan, Stubley, Eric
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author Li, Wanlin
Love, Jonathan
Stubley, Eric
author_facet Li, Wanlin
Love, Jonathan
Stubley, Eric
contents We study the $\ell$-torsion subgroup in Jacobians of curves of the form $y^{\ell} = f(x)$ for irreducible $f(x)$ over a finite field $\mathbf{F}_{q}$ of characteristic $p \neq \ell$. This is a function field analogue of the study of $\ell$-torsion subgroups of ideal class groups of number fields $\mathbf{Q}(\sqrt[\ell]{N})$. We establish an upper bound, lower bound, and parity constraint on the rank of the $\ell$-torsion which depend only on the parameters $\ell$, $q$, and $\text{deg}\, f$. Using tools from class field theory, we show that additional criteria depending on congruence conditions involving the polynomial $f(x)$ can be used to refine the upper and lower bounds. For certain values of the parameters $\ell,q,\text{deg}\, f$, we determine the $\ell$-torsion of the Jacobian for all curves with the given parameters.
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spellingShingle On $\ell$-torsion in degree $\ell$ superelliptic Jacobians over $\mathbf{F}_q$
Li, Wanlin
Love, Jonathan
Stubley, Eric
Number Theory
11R29, 11R58 (Primary), 11R34, 11R37, 11G20, 11G45 (Secondary)
We study the $\ell$-torsion subgroup in Jacobians of curves of the form $y^{\ell} = f(x)$ for irreducible $f(x)$ over a finite field $\mathbf{F}_{q}$ of characteristic $p \neq \ell$. This is a function field analogue of the study of $\ell$-torsion subgroups of ideal class groups of number fields $\mathbf{Q}(\sqrt[\ell]{N})$. We establish an upper bound, lower bound, and parity constraint on the rank of the $\ell$-torsion which depend only on the parameters $\ell$, $q$, and $\text{deg}\, f$. Using tools from class field theory, we show that additional criteria depending on congruence conditions involving the polynomial $f(x)$ can be used to refine the upper and lower bounds. For certain values of the parameters $\ell,q,\text{deg}\, f$, we determine the $\ell$-torsion of the Jacobian for all curves with the given parameters.
title On $\ell$-torsion in degree $\ell$ superelliptic Jacobians over $\mathbf{F}_q$
topic Number Theory
11R29, 11R58 (Primary), 11R34, 11R37, 11G20, 11G45 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.20719