The a-number of maximal curves of third largest genus

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1 Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), 424 Hafez Ave., Tehran 15914, Iran

2 IMECC/UNICAMP, R. Sergio Buarque de Holanda, 651, Cidade Universitaria, Zeferino Vaz, 13083-859, Campinas, SP, Brazil

Abstract

The $a$-number is an invariant of the isomorphism class of the p-torsion group scheme. In this paper, we compute a closed formula for the $a$-number of $y^q + y = x^{\frac{q+1}{3}}$ and $\sum_{t=1}^{s} y^{q/3^t}= x^{q+1}$ with $q = 3^s$ over the finite field $\mathbb{F}_{q^2}$ using the action of the Cartier operator on $H^0(\mathcal{C},\Omega^1)$.

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AUT Journal of Mathematics and Computing
Volume 3, Issue 1
February 2022
Pages 11-16

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