Spectrum of p-adic linear differential equations II: Variation of the spectrum

TL;DR

This paper extends the understanding of p-adic linear differential equations on quasi-smooth Berkovich curves by linking the spectrum to radii of convergence, analyzing their variation, and establishing a refined spectral decomposition theorem.

Contribution

It generalizes previous spectral radius decompositions to the spectrum itself, providing new insights into the spectral behavior of p-adic differential equations on Berkovich curves.

Findings

Spectrum can be controlled by any controlling graph of radii of convergence.

Approximation of connections allows accurate estimation of spectral radii.

Decomposition with respect to the spectrum is possible at a generic point.

Abstract

The primary objective of this paper is to generalize the results of [arXiv:2111.03548] to the case of quasi-smooth Berkovich curves by establishing a connection between the spectrum and the radii of convergence. To achieve this, we investigate the continuity and variation of the spectrum of a p-adic linear differential equation. Our findings demonstrate that the spectrum can be governed by any controlling graph of the radii of convergence. Furthermore, by analyzing the shape of the spectrum, we prove that approximating the connection enables an accurate estimation of spectral radii of convergence. As a result, we obtain a decomposition theorem with respect to the spectrum for differential equations defined over a quasi-smooth curve at a generic point x. This decomposition refines the one provided by the spectral radii of convergence. Previous works [Dwork, Robba (Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 231.1 (1-46)); arXiv:1308.0859] have shown that decomposition with respect to the spectral radii can be extended to a neighborhood of x. We prove that this can also hold for the decomposition with respect to the spectrum.