Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4584215 | Journal of Algebra | 2015 | 28 Pages |
Abstract
Let F be a field of characteristic p>0p>0. Let Ωn(F)Ωn(F) be the F-vector space of n-differentials of F over FpFp. Let K=F(g)K=F(g) be the function field of an irreducible polynomial g in m⩾1m⩾1 variables over F . We derive an explicit description of the kernel of the restriction map Ωn(F)→Ωn(K)Ωn(F)→Ωn(K). As an application in the case p=2p=2, we determine the kernel of the restriction map when passing from the Witt ring (resp. graded Witt ring) of symmetric bilinear forms over F to that over such a function field extension K.
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Authors
Andrew Dolphin, Detlev W. Hoffmann,