Abstract:
Given a smooth algebraic variety over a function field we can construct
a tower of algebraic curves (or, equivalently, a tower of function
fields). We say that the tower is good if the limit of the number of
points on a curve divided by genus is positive. For example, the generic
fiber of the Legendre family of elliptic curves gives a good (and
optimal) tower over $\mathbb{F}_{p^2}$. I will speak on good towers coming from
K3 surfaces.