Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: By a result of Bogomolov and Zarhin, a K3 surface $X$ over a number field $L$ has ordinary reduction at a density 1 set of primes after passing to a finite extension of $L$. In this paper, we refine this result for non-CM K3 surfaces whose transcendental Hodge structure has endomorphism field $F$ abelian over $\mathbb{Q}$. We further assume a condition on the connected components of the $l$-adic monodromy group of $X$, and, when $F$ is totally real, a parity condition on the rank of the transcendental lattice over $F$. Under these assumptions, we prove that the set of primes of $L$ at which $X$ has $μ$-ordinary reduction has density $1$. As a corollary, the set of primes of $L$ at which $X$ has ordinary reduction has density $1/[FL:L]$. We include explicit examples of K3 surfaces satisfying these conditions.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Can, Trung, Lin, Yuxin
Language: English
Subfield: Geometry and Topology
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7214713840