The trace of a ramified Laurent-series level #
Let L = K⸨u⸩ be the ramified level of degree d over F = K⸨t⸩, where t = u ^ d. In the
power basis 1, u, ..., u ^ (d - 1), multiplication by f has r-th diagonal coefficient the
residue-zero exponent-congruence component of f, for every r. Hence, in every characteristic,
Tr_{L/F} (f) = d • contract d f 0,
so the trace keeps exactly the exponents of f divisible by d, multiplies them by d and
reads them as exponents of t. On monomials, Tr (u ^ k) is d t ^ (k / d) when d ∣ k and
0 otherwise.
This is the trace on the coefficient of dt: the residue of g dt in the variable u, for
g ∈ L, is that of g · d(u ^ d) = d g u ^ (d - 1) du. Comparing coefficients gives, in every
characteristic, the residue formula for the trace
Res_t (Tr_{L/F} (g) dt) = Res_u (g dt).
When d is nonzero in K, every differential on L has the form g dt, so this is the formula
Res_F ∘ Tr_{L/F} = Res_L for all differentials. When the characteristic of K divides d,
the form dt = d u ^ (d - 1) du vanishes on L, so every g dt is zero there and the identity
says nothing about other differentials such as u⁻¹ du.
On the actual level K⸨t ^ (1 / d)⸩ of the Puiseux field, the coefficient of t ^ j in the trace
of x is d times the rational-exponent coefficient of t ^ j in x. For j = -1 this says
that the residue of the trace of x dt is d times the rational-exponent residue of x dt, and
it shows that the traces of x from levels n ∣ m differ by the factor m / n.
Main results #
TauCeti.LaurentSeries.Level.trace_eq_nsmul_contract:Tr_{L/F} (f) = d • contract d f 0.TauCeti.LaurentSeries.Level.coeff_trace: the coefficient oft ^ jinTr_{L/F} (f)isdtimes the coefficient ofu ^ (d * j)inf.TauCeti.LaurentSeries.Level.trace_parameter_zpow: the trace of the monomialu ^ k.TauCeti.LaurentSeries.Level.coeff_neg_one_trace:Res_t (Tr_{L/F} (g) dt) = Res_u (g dt).TauCeti.puiseuxField.coeff_trace_level: on the actual leveldof the Puiseux field, the trace multiplies the integer-exponent coefficients byd.TauCeti.puiseuxField.trace_inclusion_level: forn ∣ m, the trace from levelmof an element of levelnism / ntimes its trace from leveln.
The trace of a ramified level. The trace of f from level d down to K⸨X⸩ is d
times the residue-zero exponent-congruence component of f, in every characteristic.
The coefficient of t ^ j in the trace of f is d times the coefficient of u ^ (d * j)
in f.
The trace of the monomial u ^ k is d t ^ (k / d) when d ∣ k, and zero otherwise.
Residue of the trace. For g in level d, the residue of Tr_{L/F} (g) dt is the
residue in the level variable u of the form g dt, where dt = d(u ^ d).
The trace of an actual level. For x in level d of the Puiseux field, the coefficient
of t ^ j in its trace down to K⸨X⸩ is d times the coefficient of t ^ j in x. For
j = -1 this is Res_t (Tr (x) dt) = d • Res_t (x dt), with the residue on the right taken
among rational exponents.
For n ∣ m, the trace from level m of an element of level n is m / n times its trace
from level n.