Local heights on Galois covers of the projective line

Details Local heights on Galois covers of the projective line Local heights on Galois covers of the projective line

2009-11-06

arxiv.org/abs/0911.1271v2

Acta Arithmetica 152 (2012), 51--70

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Number Theory

18 pages

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Let X be a smooth projective curve of positive genus defined over a number field K. Assume given a Galois covering map x from X to the projective line over K and a place v of K. We introduce a local canonical height on the set of K_v-valued points of X associated to x as an integral with logarithmic integrand, generalizing Tate's local Neron function on an elliptic curve. The resulting global height can be viewed as a 'Mahler measure' associated to x. We prove that the local canonical height can be obtained by averaging, and taking a limit, over divisors of higher order Weierstrass points on X. This generalizes previous results by Everest-ni Fhlathuin and Szpiro-Tucker. Our construction of the local canonical height is an application of potential theory on Berkovich curves in the presence of a canonical measure.

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