Abstract:
We consider vector bundles of rank 2 with a trivial generic fiber on the projective line over $\mathbb{Z}$. For such bundles, a new invariant is constructed — the Reidemeister torsion, which is an analog of the classical Reidemeister torsion from topology. For vector bundles of rank 2 with a trivial generic fiber and jumps of height 1, that is, for the bundles that are isomorphic to $\mathcal{O}^2$ in the fiber over $\mathbb{Q}$ and are isomorphic to $\mathcal{O} ^2$ or $\mathcal{O}(-1)\oplus\mathcal{O}(1)$ over each closed point Spec$(\mathbb{Z})$, we calculate this invariant and show that it, together with the discriminant of the bundle, completely determines such a bundle.