On the Chern Number of a Filtration
Let p be a prime number, and let [...] Q¯ p be the completion of Q with respect to the pseudovaluation w which extends the p-adic valuation vp. In this paper our goal is to give a characterization of closed subfields of [...] Q¯ p , the completion of Q with respect w, i.e. the spectral extension of the p-adic valuation vp on Q.
Known results on the generalized Davenport constant relating zero-sum sequences over a finite abelian group are extended for the generalized Noether number relating rings of polynomial invariants of an arbitrary finite group. An improved general upper degree bound for polynomial invariants of a non-cyclic finite group that cut out the zero vector is given.