A bound on the genus of a curve with Cartier operator of small rank

Abstract

Ekedahl showed that the genus of a curve in characteristic p>0 with zero Cartier operator is bounded by p(p-1)/2. We show the bound p+p(p-1)/2 in case the rank of the Cartier operator is 1, improving a result of Re.

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