| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 57-119 |
| Number of pages | 63 |
| Journal | Publications Mathematiques de l'Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:First of all the author wants to thank Professor R. Livn6 for formulating the problem, for suggesting the method of the proof and for his attention and help during all stages of the work. He also corrected an earlier version of this paper. I am also grateful to Professor V. Berkovich for his help on p-adic analytic spaces, to Professor J. Rogawsld for the reference to \[C1\],t o Professor Th. Zink for his corrections and interest, and to the referee for his suggestions. The work forms part of the author's Ph.D. Thesis in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, directed by Professor R. Livn6. The revision of the paper was done while the author enjoyed the hospitality of the Institute for the Advanced Study at Princeton and was supported by the NSF grant DMS 9304580.