David Mckinnon

In this talk, I will describe versions of an arithmetic analogue of B\'ezout's theorem, subject to some technical restrictions. Specifically, I prove the following formula:

\[h(X\cap Y) = \deg(X)h(Y) + \deg(Y)h(X) + O(1)\]

where $X$ and $Y$ are arithmetic cycles varying in certain projective families, and $O(1)$ is a function bounded independently of the choice of $X$ and $Y$, and $h$ is a logarithmic height function. I will also present an application of this formula to an analogue of Hilbert's Irreducibility Theorem for intersections of curves in ${\mathbf P}^2$.


Robert F. Coleman
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