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Main Authors: Chen, Haojie, Hu, Chuangqiang
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.23930
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author Chen, Haojie
Hu, Chuangqiang
author_facet Chen, Haojie
Hu, Chuangqiang
contents A longstanding and important problem in algebraic geometry is the characterization of algebraic function fields. In this paper, we focus on the characterization problem for cyclotomic function field $L(Λ_M)$, which is an important class of explicit function fields with applications in number theory and coding theory. Motivated by Arakelian and Quoos' classification of $L(Λ_M)$ with an irreducible quadratic modulus, we provide a complete characterization of the cyclotomic function field $L(Λ_M)$ with modulus $M = x^2$. More precisely, we prove that a function field $\mathcal{F}$ over $\mathbb{F}_q$ is $\mathbb{F}_q$-isomorphic to $L(Λ_{x^2})$ if and only if it satisfies the following three conditions: (i) $\mathcal{F}$ has a subgroup $G$ isomorphic to the direct product $(\mathbb{F}_q,+) \times \mathbb{F}_q^*$; (ii) its genus is $g(\mathcal{F}) = 1 + q(q-3)/2$; and (iii) the cardinality of $\mathbb{F}_q$-rational places is exactly $q+1$.
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spellingShingle A Note on Cyclotomic Function Fields with Quadratic Modulus
Chen, Haojie
Hu, Chuangqiang
Number Theory
Algebraic Geometry
A longstanding and important problem in algebraic geometry is the characterization of algebraic function fields. In this paper, we focus on the characterization problem for cyclotomic function field $L(Λ_M)$, which is an important class of explicit function fields with applications in number theory and coding theory. Motivated by Arakelian and Quoos' classification of $L(Λ_M)$ with an irreducible quadratic modulus, we provide a complete characterization of the cyclotomic function field $L(Λ_M)$ with modulus $M = x^2$. More precisely, we prove that a function field $\mathcal{F}$ over $\mathbb{F}_q$ is $\mathbb{F}_q$-isomorphic to $L(Λ_{x^2})$ if and only if it satisfies the following three conditions: (i) $\mathcal{F}$ has a subgroup $G$ isomorphic to the direct product $(\mathbb{F}_q,+) \times \mathbb{F}_q^*$; (ii) its genus is $g(\mathcal{F}) = 1 + q(q-3)/2$; and (iii) the cardinality of $\mathbb{F}_q$-rational places is exactly $q+1$.
title A Note on Cyclotomic Function Fields with Quadratic Modulus
topic Number Theory
Algebraic Geometry
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.23930