Hyperderivatives of periods and quasi-periods for Anderson $t$-modules

Abstract

We investigate periods, quasi-periods, logarithms, and quasi-logarithms of Anderson $t$-modules, as well as their hyperderivatives. We develop a comprehensive account of how these values can be obtained through rigid analytic trivializations of abelian and $\mathbf{A}$-finite $t$-modules. To do this we build on the exponentiation theorem of Anderson and investigate quasi-periodic extensions of $t$-modules through Anderson generating functions. By applying these results to prolongation $t$-modules of Maurischat, we integrate hyperderivatives of these values together with previous work of Brownawell and Denis in this framework.