The asymptotic gonality-point equality conjecture for binary curves

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Let N2(g,γ)N_2(g,\gamma) denote the maximum number of \b5F2\b5\mathbb{F}_2-rational points on a curve of genus gg and gonality γ\gamma. For a curve over F2\mathbb{F}_2 with a degree-γ\gamma morphism to P1\mathbb{P}^1, one has #C(F2)≤3γ\#C(\mathbb{F}_2)\leq 3\gamma.

Gonality-point equality conjecture. Fix γ≥2\gamma\geq 2. For gg sufficiently large,

N2(g,γ)=3γ.N_2(g,\gamma)=3\gamma.

The conjecture asserts that, after the low-genus obstructions disappear, the elementary gonality-point upper bound is attained. The supplied text does not indicate whether this has been resolved.

References

Primary source

Xander Faber and Jon Grantham, “Binary Curves of small fixed genus and gonality with many rational points”, arXiv:2005.07054 (2022).

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