p-Adic Mathematical Physics

A brief review of some selected topics in p-adic mathematical physics is presented.Comment: 36 page

On hyperbolic fixed points in ultrametric dynamics

Let K be a complete ultrametric field. We give lower and upper bounds for the size of linearization discs for power series over K near hyperbolic fixed points. These estimates are maximal in the sense that there exist examples where these estimates give the exact size of the corresponding linearization disc. In particular, at repelling fixed points, the linearization disc is equal to the maximal disc on which the power series is injective.Comment: http://www.springerlink.com/content/?k=doi%3a%2810.1134%2fS2070046610030052%2

Spectrum of ultrametric Banach algebras of strictly differentiable functions

International audienceLet IK be an ultrametric complete field and let E be an open subset of IK of strictly positive codiameter. Let D(E) be the Banach IK-algebra of bounded strictly differentiable functions from E to IK, a notion whose definition is detailed. It is shown that all elements of D(E) have a derivative that is continuous in E. Given a positive number r > 0, all functions that are bounded and are analytic in all open disks of diameter r are strictly differen-tiable. Maximal ideals and continuous multiplicative semi-norms on D(E) are studied by recalling the relation of contiguity on ultrafilters: an equivalence relation. So, the maximal spectrum of D(E) is in bijection with the set of equivalence classes with respect to contiguity. Every prime ideal of D(E) is included in a unique maximal ideal and every prime closed ideal of D(E) is a maximal ideal, hence every continuous multiplicative semi-norm on D(E) has a kernel that is a maximal ideal. If IK is locally compact, every maximal ideal of D(E) is of codimension 1. Every maximal ideal of D(E) is the kernel of a unique continuous multiplicative semi-norm and every continuous multiplicative semi-norm is defined as the limit along an ultrafilter on E. Consequently , the set of continuous multiplicative semi-norms defined by points of E is dense in the whole set of all continuous multiplicative semi-norms. The Shilov boundary of D(E) is equal to the whole set of continuous multiplicative semi-norms. Many results are similar to those concerning algebras of uniformly continuous functions but some specific proofs are required. Introduction and preliminaries