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### The Zeta-Function of a p-Adic Manifold, Dwork Theory for Physicists

Abstract:

In this article we review the observation, due originally to Dwork, that the zeta-function of an arithmetic variety, defined originally over the field with p elements, is a superdeterminant. We review this observation in the context of a one parameter family of quintic threefolds, and study the zeta-function as a function of the parameter \phi. Owing to cancellations, the superdeterminant of an infinite matrix reduces to the (ordinary) determinant of a finite matrix, U(\phi), corresponding to...

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Publisher copy:
10.4310/CNTP.2007.v1.n3.a2

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Mathematical Institute
Role:
Author
Journal:
COMMUNICATIONS IN NUMBER THEORY AND PHYSICS
Volume:
1
Issue:
3
Pages:
479-512
Publication date:
2007-05-15
DOI:
EISSN:
1931-4531
ISSN:
1931-4523
Source identifiers:
25140
Language:
English
Keywords:
Pubs id:
pubs:25140
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uuid:13d5a7b1-457e-469f-af74-b183cbcae838
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Deposit date:
2012-12-19