The logarithmic embedding of S-units #
For a finite set S of finite places of a number field, the logarithmic embedding sends an
S-unit to its weighted logarithms at all infinite places except Mathlib's distinguished place,
together with its logarithms at the places in S. The product formula recovers the omitted
infinite coordinate as minus the sum of these coordinates.
The product formula needs the S-unit hypothesis: 2 is an S-integer for S = ∅, but its
weighted logarithms at the infinite places sum to [K : ℚ] * log 2, so it is not an ∅-unit.
Ordinary units map to the usual Dirichlet logarithmic embedding in the infinite coordinates and
to zero in the finite coordinates. These facts are the coordinate foundation for the
S-logarithmic lattice and its regulator.
References #
- E. Bombieri and W. Gubler, Heights in Diophantine Geometry, Theorem 1.5.13.
The logarithmic space for the S-units, with the coordinate at the distinguished infinite
place omitted.
Instances For
The logarithmic embedding of the S-units. Its infinite coordinates are weighted by the
place multiplicity, while its finite coordinates use the normalized finite-place absolute
values.
Instances For
The product formula for an S-unit, with the finite contribution restricted to S.
The product formula needs the S-unit hypothesis #
The sum of the S-logarithmic coordinates is the negative of the omitted infinite-place
coordinate.
On ordinary units, the S-logarithmic embedding is the usual logarithmic embedding in the
infinite coordinates and zero in the finite coordinates.