Counting points on $\text{Hilb}^m\mathbb{P}^2$ over function fields

Abstract

Let $K$ be a global field of positive characteristic. We give an asymptotic formula for the number of $K$-points of bounded height on the Hilbert scheme $\text{Hilb}^2\mathbb{P}^2$ and show that by eliminating an exceptional thin set, the constant in front of the main term agrees with the prediction of Peyre in the function field setting. Moreover, we extend the analogy between the integers and $0$-cycles on a variety $V$ over a finite field to $0$-cycles on a variety $V$ over $K$ and establish a version of the prime number theorem in the case when $V = \mathbb{P}^2$.