Abstract:
We consider vector bundles of rank 2 with a trivial generic fiber on the projective line over $\mathbb{Z}$. For such bundles, a new invariant is constructed — the Reidemeister torsion, which is an analog of the classical Reidemeister torsion from topology. For vector bundles of rank 2 with a trivial generic fiber and jumps of height 1, that is, for the bundles that are isomorphic to $\mathcal{O}^2$ in the fiber over $\mathbb{Q}$ and are isomorphic to $\mathcal{O} ^2$ or $\mathcal{O}(-1)\oplus\mathcal{O}(1)$ over each closed point Spec$(\mathbb{Z})$, we calculate this invariant and show that it, together with the discriminant of the bundle, completely determines such a bundle.
This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant for the creation and development of the Leonhard Euler International Mathematical Institute, agreement no. 075-15-2022-289).
English version: Proceedings of the Steklov Institute of Mathematics (Supplement Issues), 2024, Volume 325, Issue 1, Pages S155–S167 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S008154382403012X