Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4597465 | Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra | 2009 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We present a new bound on the number of FqFq-rational places in an algebraic function field. It uses information about the generators of the Weierstrass semigroup related to a rational place. As we demonstrate, the bound has implications to the theory of towers of function fields.
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Authors
Olav Geil, Ryutaroh Matsumoto,