Constructing complete distinguished chains with given invariants

Abstract

Let v be a henselian valuation of arbitrary rank of a field K with value group G(K) and residue field R(K) and [Formula: see text] be the unique extension of v to a fixed algebraic closure [Formula: see text] of K with value group [Formula: see text]. It is known that a complete distinguished chain for an element θ belonging to [Formula: see text] with respect to (K, v) gives rise to several invariants associated to θ, including a chain of subgroups of [Formula: see text], a tower of fields, together with a sequence of elements belonging to [Formula: see text] which are the same for all K-conjugates of θ. These invariants satisfy some fundamental relations. In this paper, we deal with the converse: Given a chain of subgroups of [Formula: see text] containing G(K), a tower of extension fields of R(K), and a finite sequence of elements of [Formula: see text] satisfying certain properties, it is shown that there exists a complete distinguished chain for an element [Formula: see text] associated to these invariants. We use the notion of lifting of polynomials to construct it.