Hermite’s Constant for Function Fields
Canadian journal of mathematics, Tome 64 (2012) no. 2, pp. 301-317

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We formulate an analog of Hermite's constant for function fields over a finite field and state a conjectural value for this analog. We prove our conjecture in many cases, and prove slightly weaker results in all other cases.
DOI : 10.4153/CJM-2011-046-6
Mots-clés : 11G50, 11G35
Hurlburt, Chris; Thunder, Jeffrey Lin. Hermite’s Constant for Function Fields. Canadian journal of mathematics, Tome 64 (2012) no. 2, pp. 301-317. doi: 10.4153/CJM-2011-046-6
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