arXiv · math/0610163
Algebraic theta functions and p-adic interpolation of Eisenstein-Kronecker numbers
Abstract
We study the properties of Eisenstein-Kronecker numbers, which are related to special values of Hecke $L$-function of imaginary quadratic fields. We prove that the generating function of these numbers is a reduced (normalized or canonical in some literature) theta function associated to the Poincare bundle of an elliptic curve. We introduce general methods to study the algebraic and $p$-adic properties of reduced theta functions for CM abelian varieties. As a corollary, when the prime $p$ is ordinary, we give a new construction of the two-variable $p$-adic measure interpolating special values of Hecke $L$-functions of imaginary quadratic fields, originally constructed by Manin-Vishik and Katz. Our method via theta functions also gives insight for the case when $p$ is supersingular. The method of this paper will be used in subsequent papers to study the precise $p$-divisibility of critical values of Hecke $L$-functions associated to Hecke characters of quadratic imaginary fields for supersingular $p$, as well as explicit calculation in two-variables of the $p$-adic elliptic polylogarithm for CM elliptic curves.
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Kenichi Bannai, Shinichi Kobayashi. 2006-10-05. Algebraic theta functions and p-adic interpolation of Eisenstein-Kronecker numbers. https://doi.org/10.1215/00127094-2010-024
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