Abstract:
Let $I(g,q,N)$ be the number of isogeny classes of $g$-dimensional abelian varieties over a finite field $\mathbb F$ having a fixed number $N$ of $\mathbb F$-rational points. We describe the asymptotic (for $q\to\infty$) distribution of $I(g,q,N)$ over possible values of $N$. We also prove an analogue of the Sato–Tate conjecture for isogeny classes of $g$-dimensional abelian varieties.
Key words and phrases:Abelian variety, isogeny class, Frobenius root, elliptic curve, Sato-Tate conjecture, probability measure.