#### Vol. 6, No. 8, 2012

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On the refined ramification filtrations in the equal characteristic case

### Liang Xiao

Vol. 6 (2012), No. 8, 1579–1667
##### Abstract

Let $k$ be a complete discrete valuation field of equal characteristic $p>0$. Using the tools of $p$-adic differential modules, we define refined Artin and Swan conductors for a representation of the absolute Galois group ${G}_{k}$ with finite local monodromy; this leads to a description of the subquotients of the ramification filtration on ${G}_{k}$. We prove that our definition of the refined Swan conductors coincides with that given by Saito, which uses étale cohomology. We also study its relation with the toroidal variation of Swan conductors.

##### Keywords
ramification filtration, Swan conductor, refined Swan conductor, p-adic differential module, Dwork isocrystal
##### Mathematical Subject Classification 2000
Primary: 11S15
Secondary: 14G22, 11S80, 11S31