Drinfeld modules
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Drinfeld modules are algebraic structures that generalize elliptic curves to the setting of function fields, playing a central role in modern arithmetic geometry and the theory of automorphic forms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Drinfeld modules canonical | 2 |
| Carlitz module | 1 |
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Drinfeld modules Context triple: [Vladimir Drinfeld, knownFor, Drinfeld modules]
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A.
Shimura varieties
Shimura varieties are higher-dimensional algebraic varieties that generalize modular curves and play a central role in the Langlands program by connecting number theory, automorphic forms, and arithmetic geometry.
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Galois representations
Galois representations are homomorphisms from Galois groups of field extensions into matrix groups that encode deep arithmetic information and link number theory with algebraic geometry and modular forms.
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Deligne–Lusztig theory
Deligne–Lusztig theory is a framework in algebraic geometry and representation theory that constructs and studies representations of finite groups of Lie type using varieties defined over finite fields.
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Hasse–Weil bound for abelian varieties
The Hasse–Weil bound for abelian varieties is a fundamental result in arithmetic geometry that gives sharp estimates for the number of rational points on abelian varieties over finite fields in terms of their dimension and the field size.
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Algebraic Groups and Class Fields
"Algebraic Groups and Class Fields" is a influential mathematical monograph that develops the deep connections between algebraic group theory and class field theory within number theory and arithmetic geometry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Drinfeld modules Target entity description: Drinfeld modules are algebraic structures that generalize elliptic curves to the setting of function fields, playing a central role in modern arithmetic geometry and the theory of automorphic forms.
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A.
Shimura varieties
Shimura varieties are higher-dimensional algebraic varieties that generalize modular curves and play a central role in the Langlands program by connecting number theory, automorphic forms, and arithmetic geometry.
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B.
Galois representations
Galois representations are homomorphisms from Galois groups of field extensions into matrix groups that encode deep arithmetic information and link number theory with algebraic geometry and modular forms.
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C.
Deligne–Lusztig theory
Deligne–Lusztig theory is a framework in algebraic geometry and representation theory that constructs and studies representations of finite groups of Lie type using varieties defined over finite fields.
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D.
Hasse–Weil bound for abelian varieties
The Hasse–Weil bound for abelian varieties is a fundamental result in arithmetic geometry that gives sharp estimates for the number of rational points on abelian varieties over finite fields in terms of their dimension and the field size.
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E.
Algebraic Groups and Class Fields
"Algebraic Groups and Class Fields" is a influential mathematical monograph that develops the deep connections between algebraic group theory and class field theory within number theory and arithmetic geometry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
algebraic structure
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generalization of elliptic curves ⓘ object in arithmetic geometry ⓘ |
| actOn | additive group via Frobenius-type operators ⓘ |
| centralIn | Drinfeld’s proof of the global Langlands correspondence for GL(2) over function fields ⓘ |
| consideredAs | function field analogues of abelian varieties ⓘ |
| definedOver |
fields of positive characteristic
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global function fields ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
arithmetic geometry
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function field arithmetic ⓘ number theory ⓘ theory of automorphic forms ⓘ |
| generalizes | elliptic curves over number fields ⓘ |
| hasAnalogueOf |
L-function
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Mordell–Weil theorem ⓘ Néron–Ogg–Shafarevich criterion ⓘ
linked to:
Néron models
Serre–Tate theory of deformations ⓘ Tate module ⓘ complex multiplication theory ⓘ modular forms ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
ring homomorphism from A to endomorphisms of the additive group
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underlying additive group scheme ⓘ |
| hasInvariant |
conductor
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endomorphism ring ⓘ height ⓘ j-invariant analogue ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
admit a theory of isogenies
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admit a theory of torsion points ⓘ admit good and bad reduction at places ⓘ form moduli spaces ⓘ have associated Galois representations ⓘ have associated exponential functions ⓘ have associated periods and quasi-periods ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Vladimir Drinfeld ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1970s ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vladimir Drinfeld ⓘ |
| oftenAssume | A is a ring of functions regular away from a fixed place of a global function field ⓘ |
| parameterizedBy |
characteristic
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rank ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anderson motives
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Drinfeld modular curves ⓘ Drinfeld modular forms ⓘ shtukas ⓘ t-motives ⓘ |
| studiedIn | positive characteristic Hodge theory ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Langlands correspondence over function fields
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linked to:
Langlands program
construction of Galois representations ⓘ explicit class field theory for function fields ⓘ study of special values of L-functions ⓘ |
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linked to: Drinfeld modules