Positive characteristic analogues of finite algebraic numbers

Abstract

J.~Rosen introduced the ring $\mathcal{P}^0_{\mathcal{A}}$ of so-called finite algebraic numbers, which may be seen as an analogue of certain periods in the ring $\mathcal{A}=\prod_p \mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z} /\bigoplus_p \mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z}$, $p$ running through all prime numbers. In this article, we introduce its positive characteristic analogue $\mathcal{P}^0_{\mathcal{A}_K}$ over the rational function field $K=\mathbb{F}_q(\theta)$, $q$ being a prime power, and study foundational properties.