On the Carlitz Module

  • Bae, S. (Department of Mathematics Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Hahn, S. (Department of Mathematics Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
  • Received : 1991.06.17
  • Published : 1991.06.30

Abstract

In this article we introduce the readers to the theory of Carlitz modules which are rank one Drinfeld modules. The main point is the striking similarities between cyclotomic number fields and Carlitz modules.

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