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arxiv: math/0212158 · v1 · submitted 2002-12-11 · 🧮 math.AG

Rationality criteria for motivic zeta-functions

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keywords complexpowervarietyzeta-functioncoefficientcriteriadimensionelement
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The zeta-function of a complex variety is a power series whose nth coefficient is the nth symmetric power of the variety, viewed as an element in the Grothendieck ring of complex varieties. We prove that the zeta-function of a surface is rational if and only if its Kodaira dimension is negative.

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