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Computing zeta functions over finite fields

Daqing Wan

math.NTarXiv:math/9811191

Abstract

In this paper, we give an overview of the various general methods in computing the zeta function of an algebraic variety defined over a finite field, with an emphasis on computing the reduction modulo pm of the zeta function of a hypersurface, where p is the characteristic of the finite field. In particular, this applies to the problem of counting rational points of an algebraic variety over a finite field.

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