Mathematics – Number Theory
Scientific paper
2011-02-07
Mathematics
Number Theory
34 pages; Changed the statement of Theorem D to reflect expository changes in the second paper in this series; small correctio
Scientific paper
Given a nonconstant holomorphic map f: X -> Y between compact Riemann surfaces, one of the first objects we learn to construct is its ramification divisor R_f, which describes the locus at which f fails to be locally injective. The divisor R_f is a finite formal linear combination of points of X that is combinatorially constrained by the Hurwitz formula. Now let k be an algebraically closed field that is complete with respect to a nontrivial non-Archimedean absolute value. For example, k = C_p. Here the role of a Riemann surface is played by a projective Berkovich analytic curve. As these curves have many points that are not algebraic over k, some new (non-algebraic) ramification behavior appears for maps between them. For example, the ramification locus is no longer a divisor, but rather a closed analytic subspace. This article initiates a detailed study of the ramification locus for self-maps f: P^1 -> P^1. This simplest first case has the benefit of being approachable by concrete (and often combinatorial) techniques.
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