Drinfeld modules

Teacher: Xavier Caruso

Program:

  • 1. Introduction: Carlitz module, Carlitz zeta function
  • 2. Definition of Drinfeld modules
    • 2.1. Analytic definition
    • 2.2. Algebraic definition
    • 2.3. Uniformization theorem
    • 2.4. Structure of rank-1
  • 3. Drinfeld modules
    • Drinfeld modules over finite fields
    • 3.1. The Frobenius endomorphism
    • 3.2. Structure of the endomorphism ring
  • 4. Drinfeld modules over function fields
    • 4.1. Reduction modulo 𝑝
    • 4.2. 𝐿-functions and Taelman’s class formula