Galois module structure of $p^{\text{th}}$ power classes of abelian extensions of local fields

Abstract

In this paper, we describe the Galois module structure of $J=\mathbf{K}^{\times}/\mathbf{K}^{\times p}$, where $\mathbf{K}$ is an extension of a local field $\mathbf{k}$ containing a primitive $p$-th root of unity: for instance, if $\mathbf{K}/\mathbf{k}$ is a $p$-elementary abelian extension, we prove that $J$ is a module of constant Jordan type, with stable Jordan type $[1]^2$, which, in a way, extends the result of J. Mináč and J. Swallow. Also, we take profit from our proof by computing some invariants, which were previously introduced by A. Adem, W. Gao, D. B. Karageuzian and J. Mináč only for $p=2$.