Abstract
Let k be a global function field with a chosen degree one prime divisor ∞, and O⊂k is the subring consisting of all functions regular away from ∞. Let φ be a sgn-normalized rank one Drinfeld O-module defined over O′, the integral closure of O in the Hilbert class field of O. We prove an analogue of the classical Artin's primitive roots conjecture for φ. Given any a≠0 in O′, we show that the density of the set consisting of all prime ideals P′ in O′ such that a (modP′) is a generator of φ(O′/P′) is always positive, provided the constant field of k has more than two elements.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 157-174 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Journal of Number Theory |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 May |
Keywords
- Artin's conjecture; Drinfeld modules; function fields
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Algebra and Number Theory