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Let L/KL/K be an extension of pp-adic fields. The height H(L/K)H(L/K) of L/KL/K is defined by the formula c=f(e1+H(L/K))c=f(e−1+H(L/K)), where cc is the discriminant exponent, ff the residue field degree, and ee the ramification degree of L/KL/K. Since H(L/K)H(L/K) is 0 if L/KL/K is tamely ramified, and positive otherwise, H(L/K)H(L/K) is a measure of the wild ramification of L/KL/K.

Now let KL1Lr=LK\subset L_1\subset\dots\subset L_r=L be the sequence of subextensions of L/KL/K which correspond to the segments of the ramification polygon of L/KL/K. The set of heights for L/KL/K is {H(Li/K):1ir}\{H(L_i/K):1\le i\le r\}.

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  • Last edited by Kevin Keating on 2024-11-12 21:05:10
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