Abstract
Let K be an algebraic function field of characteristic 2 with constant field CK. Let C be the algebraic closure of a finite field in K. Assume that C has an extension of degree 2. Assume that there are elements u, x of K with u transcendental over CK and x algebraic over C(u) and such that K = CK(u, x). Then Hilbert's Tenth Problem over K is undecidable. Together with Shlapentokh's result for odd characteristic this implies that Hilbert's Tenth Problem for any such field K of finite characteristic is undecidable. In particular, Hilbert's Tenth Problem for any algebraic function field with finite constant field is undecidable.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 261-281 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Pacific Journal of Mathematics |
| Volume | 210 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - Jun 2003 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Mathematics