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Are Generalized Involution Varieties hyperlane sections of Generalized Severi Brauer Varieties?

Let $A$ be a central, simple algebra of degree $2n$ with orthogonal involution $\sigma$. Let SB$(A)$ the Severi-Brauer variety, which is the variety of left ideals of reduced dimension one in $A$. ...
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actions of the absolute Galois group and the motivic Galois group on étale cohomology

Let $K$ be a field of characteristic $0$; let $\ell$ be any prime; and let $\mathrm{Mot}(K, \mathbb{Q}_{\ell})$ be a Tannakian category of motives over $K$ with coefficients in $\mathbb{Q}_{\ell}$. So,...
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Why do motivic stacks make sense?

In the paper "Motivic model categories and motivic derived algebraic geometry", Yuki Kato, whose email-address I sadly couldn't find out, describes a procedure to "motivy" the objects of any $(\infty,...
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Intuition for polarized Hodge structures

A Hodge structure can be defined as a real, algebraic representation of the Deligne torus ${Res}^\mathbb{C}_{\mathbb{R}}\mathbb{G}_m$. Coming from Kahler manifolds the intuition for this is clear. The ...
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Motives associated to a Number Field

Suppose $k$ is a number field, i.e. an extension of $\mathbb{Q}$ of finite degree, so we have a natural inclusion $\mathbb{Q} \rightarrow k$, which induces a morphism, \begin{equation} \text{Spec}\,k \...
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Equivalence of rational Voevodsky motives: partial Converse to Conjecture of Orlov

There is a conjecture of Orlov stating that if $X$ and $Y$ are smooth projective complex varieties that are derived equivalent (equivalent bounded derived categories of coherent sheaves), then their ...
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Effectivity and Lower Shriek for Voevodsky Motives

I am in a situation where I need a result of the following form. Suppose $X$ is a smooth $k$-variety, $U$ is a dense open subvariety with complement $Z$ a smooth divisor. Let $\pi^X:X\rightarrow\text{...
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Quadrics in the Grothendieck ring

Let $\mathcal{Q}$ be an irreducible quadric in $\mathbb{P}^n(k)$, with $n \geq 2$ and $k$ a finite field. Let $K_0(V_k)$ be the Grothendieck ring of $k$-varieties. It is well known (it appears) that ...
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How are motives related to anabelian geometry and Galois-Teichmuller theory?

In Recoltes et Semailles, Grothendieck remarks that the theory of motives is related to anabelian geometry and Galois-Teichmuller theory. My understanding of these subjects is not very solid at this ...
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Reference - motives of curves

There is a really interesting comment in this question that I was unable to find a reference... Under the "Tate conjectures, then every motive belongs to the tensor category generated by motives of ...
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Spectral sequences in $K$-theory

There is an algebraic analogue of the Atiyah-Hirzebruch spectral sequence from singular cohomology to topological $K$-theory of a topological space. For a field $k$, let $X$ be smooth variety $X$ ...
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Hodge Realisation of Mixed Tate Motives

For a field $k$ which satisfies Beilinson-Soule vanishing conjecture, the from Levine's paper, https://www.uni-due.de/~bm0032/publ/TateMotives.pdf There exists an abelian category of mixed Tate ...
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Virtual Motives Infinitely Divisible by Lefschetz Motive

Let $K_0(Var_k)$ be the grothendieck group of the category of $k$-varieties, and call its elements virtual motives. $\mathbb{L}:=[\mathbb{A}^1_k]$ is called the Lefschetz motive. I think that if a ...
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Clarification on Hanamura's work on $t$ structure of triangulated category of mixed motives

In Hanamura's paper Mixed Motives and Algebraic Cycles III http://intlpress.com/site/pub/files/_fulltext/journals/mrl/1999/0006/0001/MRL-1999-0006-0001-a005.pdf He proved that if assume Grothendieck'...
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Explicit description of Verdier quotient of effective motives

Let $DM^{eff}_{gm}(k)$ be the triangulated category of effective geometric motives over some field $k$ (in the sense of Voevodsky), and let $DM^{eff}_{gm}(k)(1)$ be its full triangulated subcategory ...
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Nearby Cycle Functor and the Limit of a Variation of Hodge Structures

I am reading Ayoub's paper, The Motivic Nearby Cycles and the Conservation Conjecture, http://user.math.uzh.ch/ayoub/PDF-Files/Leiden.pdf In section 2.3, he talks a little about the limit of a ...
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Generalised Hodge Conjecture

Further to my question, A Naive Question on Mixed Motives and Mixed Hodge Structures that has received very good replies and suggestions, and I really appreciate it. I am going to ask a question on ...
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A Naive Question on Mixed Motives and Mixed Hodge Structures

As a physicist, I have some naive questions about mixed motives and its mixed Hodge structure (MHS) realization. Any references, comments, answers will be appreciated! The category of mixed motives ...
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Why linearization leads to arithmetization?

Sorry for this question, but I think it is really important the intuition here. Motives can be seen as the 'best' way of linearizing the study of schemes, des-composing them into "cohomological atoms"...
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Virtual mixed Tate motives

Let $\mathbf{Sch}_k$ be the category of $k$-schemes of finite type, and let $K_0(\mathbf{Sch}_k)$ be the Grothendieck ring of $k$-schemes. Let $\mathbb{Z}[\mathbb{L}]$ the subring generated by the ...
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Connecting Quillen functors between motivic homotopy categories (of different "types"): references?

For a perfect base field $k$ there exists the following collection of "motivic homotopy" categories related to it: (a) the homotopy category of simplicial presheaves (from smooth $k$-varieties); here ...
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What is the algebro-geometric or measure-theoretic "content" of Dhillon and Mináč's motivic Artin symbols over an arbitrary ground field?

1. Short version. In this text, Dhillon and Mináč define motivic Artin symbols. Having fixed a ground field $k$ and a smooth projective curve $Y$ over $k$ equipped with the action of a finite group $G$...
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Why is the Hodge conjecture equivalent to the assertion that $ \mathcal{R}_{ \mathrm{Hodge} } $ is fully faithfull?

On pages 17 and 18 of the following document: https://www.math.tifr.res.in/~sujatha/ihes.pdf, we find the following paragraph: Let $ \mathbb{Q} \mathrm{HS}$ be the category of pure Hodge structures ...
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Special cases of the Kimura-O’Sullivan conjecture, i.e., examples of finite dimensional motives?

In this 2005 paper, Kimura introduces a notion of finite dimensionality for Chow motives, defined in terms of vanishing of high symmetric and wedge powers. Toward the end of his paper, he conjectures ...
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Dualizability and motivic cohomology

Suppose $k$ is an algebraically closed field of characteristic $p$. Let $A=\mathbb{Z}/\ell\mathbb{Z}$, $\ell$ a prime coprime to $p$. Denote by $MA$ the motivic Eilenberg-Maclane spectrum over $k$. Is ...
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Some questions about the map $K_0(\text{Var})\to K_0(\text{Mot})$

Let $k$ be a field. The naive Grothendieck ring of varieties $K_0(\text{Var})$ is generated by isomorphism classes of varieties over $k$ with the scissors relation $[X]=[X-Y]+[Y]$ for $Y$ a closed ...
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Is the Hodge Conjecture an $\mathbb{A}^1$-homotopy invariant?

Let $X$ and $Y$ be two nonsingular projective varieties defined over the complex numbers. If $X$ and $Y$ are $\mathbb{A}^1$-homotopy equivalent, then does $X$ satisfying the Hodge conjecture imply ...
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Motivic Galois theory and Betti realizations?

Why Motivic Galois groups are defined with Betti realizations? (In fact Absolute Galois groups can be defined in this way (with Betti realizations), why they are so related?).
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Why presheaves with transfer?

Presheaves with transfer are a main technical ingredient in Voevodsky's construction of his category of mixed motives. From the perspective of motivic homotopy theory, the only difference between SH ...
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Quadrics contained in the (complex) Cayley plane

In the paper Ilev, Manivel - The Chow ring of the Cayley plane we can learn, that $CH^8(X)$, with $X := E_6/P_1$, denoting the Cayley plane, has three generators with one of them being the class of ...
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What is missing in the current constructions of pure and mixed motives?

Yo! Maybe this question is too broad, so maybe it should be community wiki? In summary, I want to known all the known comparisons between all the constructions of pure and mixed motives and what make ...
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Should all cohomology theories have a smooth proper base change

Let $H$ be a cohomology theory with respect to some Grothendieck topology (e.g. Zariski, analytic, etale, fppf, Nisnevich, etc.) Does H satisfy smooth proper base? If yes, does this mean that "...
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On Abhyankar's results cited in a paper of Manin titled "Correspondences, Motifs and Monoidal Transformations"

Consider the following from this paper "Correspondences, Motifs and Monoidal Transformations" of Manin here. Theorem. Nonsingular three-dimensional projective unirational varieties $V$ over ...
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Derived version of equivalence between motives and representations of Motivic galois groups?

A slight variant $\tilde Mot_{num}(k,\mathbb{Q})$ of the category of pure motives $Mot_{num}(k,\mathbb{Q})$ is a Tannakian category equivalent to a category of representations of some algebraic group $...
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Relationship between motivic Galois groups and Langlands program [duplicate]

I would like to know if there is any relationship between the motivic Galois groups and the Langlands program. Many thanks.
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A Generalization of the Tate-Shafarevich/Tate/Fontaine-Mazur Conjectures

Let $A$ be an abelian variety over a number field $k$. The Tate-Shafarevich conjecture says that the Tate-Shafarevich group of $A$ is finite. A weakening of this conjecture states that the $\ell$-...
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Voevodsky's Triangulated Categories of Motives and their Relationships

As we know, Voevodsky constructed several candidates for the triangulated category of motives using different constructions and topologies (h, qfh, etale, and Nisnevich). I would like to know what ...
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Roadmap to study (Deligne) Algebraic geometry over Tannakian categories

I would like to know the way to proceed in the first lecture of Deligne's Le groupe fondamental de la droite projective moins trois points. General advices for reading Deligne's paper. What should I ...
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Interesting implications on the theory of motives if the Hodge conjecture holds

For example, Under the Hodge conjecture the Motivic galois group coincides with Mumford-Tate group. The Hodge conjecture implies the Lefschetz and Kunneth standard conjectures, as well as ...
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Relations between Motivic Galois groups and Motivic t-structure?

What are some relations between the existence of Motivic t-structures and Motivic galois groups? I heard that indeed the existence of the Motivic t-structure implies the isomorphism between Ayoub's ...
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What is explicitly, $ \mathcal{P} \mathrm{er} ( X ) / \mathbb{Q} $?

In the following link$^{[1]}$, page $2$, we find the following question : Let $X$ be a smooth $ \mathbb{Q} $ - variety and let $\mathcal{P} \mathrm{er} (X)$ be the subfield of $\mathbb{C}$ ...
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Hodge standard conjecture for étale cohomology

It is known that Hodge standard conjecture is true for étale cohomology for a field $k$ of characteristic zero. It means that the following pairing $$ (x,y)\mapsto (-1)^{i}\langle L^{r-2i}(x),y\...
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Intuition for the Lefschetz motive (Tate motive)?

Yo! Maybe this question is too dumb for mathoverflow, but I believe no one will pay attention to it in math.stackexchange, so I will post it here. If this question is not suitable, just delete it. I ...
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"theta characteristics" on general motives?

Yesterday I read in some texts on theta characteristics of algebraic curves, which are structures on their Jacobians... Do you know if someone has thought if such, but more general, things can exist ...
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Reference - Generalized Hodge conjecture for triangulated motives

GHC for triangulated motives: The Hodge conjecture holds and an object $\rm M \in Dmg$ is effective if and only if its Hodge realization is effective. I would like to know some references on GHC ...
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When the tensor product of motives that are not $0$-(homotopy)-connective can be $0$-connective?

For $t$ being the homotopy $t$-structure for Voevodsky effective motivic complexes when $M\otimes N\in DM_{eff}^{t\le -1}$ ensures that either $M$ or $N$ belongs to $DM_{eff}^{t\le -1}$ (so, we use ...
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Constructing groups of Type E7 with certain Tits Index

In a new survey on $E_8$, namely Skip Garibaldi - E8 the most exceptional group , the author gives an example (Example 8.4., page 15) on how to construct a group of type E8 with a prescribed Tits-...
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References - Voevodsky motives are the derived category of Nori motives?

First I would like to know if this has been worked out, and if the answer is affirmative I would like to know some references.
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Non-multiplicative Euler-Poincaré Characteristics

Are there known examples of a non-multiplicative Euler-Poincaré characteristic on varieties? Let $\mathbf{Var}/k$ be the category of varieties over a filed $k$, i.e. the category of reduced separated ...
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What are Motivic homotopy types?

There are suggestions that says that Grothendieck developed (in some sense) a theory of Motivic homotopy types or at least named it. I would like to know the reference in which Grothendieck did it, ...
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