Korean J. Math. Vol. 22 No. 3 (2014) pp.419-427
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11568/kjm.2014.22.3.419

Note on average of class numbers of cubic function fields

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Hwanyup Jung

Abstract

Let $k=\mathbb{F}_q(T)$ be the rational function field over a finite field $\mathbb{F}_q$, where $q \equiv 1 \bmod 3$.
In this paper, we determine asymptotic values of average of ideal class numbers of some family of cubic Kummer extensions of $k$.



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This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education(2010-0008139).

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