Iterated Frobenius factorization #
A nonzero homomorphism of one-dimensional formal groups over a field of characteristic p
factors as relative Frobenius iterated h times followed by an isomorphism. The integer h is
characterized by the order p ^ h of its underlying series. For this fixed exponent the
isomorphism is unique, and its coefficients are those of the original homomorphism in degrees
divisible by p ^ h.
This separates the inseparable part of a homomorphism from its invertible coordinate, as used
in the classification of formal groups of finite height. No perfectness or commutativity
hypothesis is needed for this factorization. Applied to multiplication by p, it identifies
a finite-height commutative group with its height-fold coefficient Frobenius twist.
References #
- J. Silverman, The Arithmetic of Elliptic Curves, IV.7, Proposition 7.2.
The factor's coefficients are selected from the original series at multiples of p ^ h.
The invertible factor remaining after removing h relative Frobenius factors from a
homomorphism of order p ^ h.
Instances For
The invertible factor composes with iterated relative Frobenius to recover the map.
The invertible factor selects the coefficients in degrees divisible by p ^ h.
For a specified order p ^ h, the remaining factor is a unique isomorphism.
Every nonzero formal group homomorphism over a characteristic-p field is an iterated
relative Frobenius followed by an isomorphism.
The isomorphism from the height-fold coefficient Frobenius twist back to a finite-height
formal group, obtained by factoring its p-series.
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The height factor selects coefficients of the p-series in degrees divisible by p ^ h.
For a formal group of finite height h, [p]_F(f) = ψ(f^(p^h)) for every series f with
zero constant coefficient, where ψ is the height factor FormalGroup.heightFrobeniusIso.
For a formal group of finite height h, multiplication by p is the h-fold relative
Frobenius followed by a unique isomorphism from the Frobenius twist back to the group.