A Note on Asymptotic Class Number Upper Bounds in p-adic Lie Extensions

Abstract

Let $p$ be an odd prime and $F_{\infty}$ a $p$-adic Lie extension of a number field $F$ with Galois group $G$. Suppose that $G$ is a compact pro-$p$ $p$-adic Lie group with no torsion and that it contains a closed normal subgroup $H$ such that $G/H\cong \mathbb{Z}_p$. Under various assumptions, we establish asymptotic upper bounds for the growth of $p$-exponents of the class groups in the said $p$-adic Lie extension. Our results generalize a previous result of Lei, where he established such an estimate under the assumption that $H\cong \mathbb{Z}_p$.