2016/12/29 by Doran, Charles F., Kelly, Tyler L., Salerno, Adriana +3
#11G42 #14G10 #14J32 #Algebraic Geometry (math.AG) #FOS: Mathematics #Number Theory (math.NT)
paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1612.09249
We prove that if two Calabi-Yau invertible pencils have the same dual weights, then they share a common factor in their zeta functions. By using Dwork cohomology, we demonstrate that this common factor is related to a hypergeometric Picard--Fuchs differential equation. The factor in the zeta function is defined over the rationals and has degree at least the order of the Picard--Fuchs equation. As an application, we relate several pencils of K3 surfaces to the Dwork pencil, obtaining new cases of arithmetic mirror symmetry.