Optimal Brauer p-dimension conjecture for complete discretely valued fields

Let K\mathcal{K} be a complete discrete valued field of characteristic zero with residual characteristic pp, and let κ\kappa be its residue field. For a field EE of characteristic pp, define its pp-rank Rp(E)\mathscr{R}_p(E) by

[E:Ep]=pRp(E).[E:E^p]=p^{\mathscr{R}_p(E)}.

The Brauer pp-dimension Brpdim(F)Br_pdim(F) is the least integer \ell such that ind(α)per(α)ind(\alpha)\mid per(\alpha)^\ell for every finite extension E/FE/F and every αBr(E)[p]\alpha\in Br(E)[p^\infty]. Optimal Brauer pp-dimension conjecture.

Rp(κ)Brpdim(K)Rp(κ)+1.\mathscr{R}_p(\kappa)\leq Br_pdim(\mathcal{K})\leq \mathscr{R}_p(\kappa)+1.

The lower bound is known, while the upper bound remains open. The conjecture predicts the optimal Brauer pp-dimension in the mixed-characteristic complete discretely valued setting.

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Srinivasan Srimathy, “On Milnor K-theory in the imperfect residue case and applications to period-index problems”, arXiv:2510.03603 (2025).

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