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Etale sheaves on algebraic spaces vs. Etale sheaves on affines
Let's fix a field $k$. First, consider $Aff_k$ to be the category of affine finite type $k$ schemes. On this category, one can define the etale topology and thus consider the site $Aff_k^{et}$, then ...
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Coherent locally free sheaves on projective varieties
Let $k$ be a field, $X$ be a connected smooth projective $k$-scheme. Let $f:X\rightarrow X$ be a finite $k$-morphism that is surjective on the underlying topological spaces. Suppose $f$ has degree $n$....
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Ext sheaves as extension by zero of locally free sheaves
Let $X$ be a complex projective manifold and let $\phi \colon E \hookrightarrow F$ an injection of locally free sheaves. Then we have a sequence of coherent sheaves
$$
0 \to E \to F \to F/E \to 0
$$
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The (co)tangent sheaf of a topological space
Let $X$ be a topological space (assume additional assumptions if needed) and denote by $\mathcal O _X$ its sheaf of $\Bbbk$-valued continuous functions where $\Bbbk$ is $\mathbb{R}$ or $\mathbb{C}$ ...
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Equivariant Sheaf: Explanation on Stalks
I have a question about the explanation of the data defining a so called equivariant sheaf $F$ on a scheme X from wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equivariant_sheaf. Let denote by $\sigma: G \...
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Cohomology of tangent sheaf of a hypersurface
Let $X\subset\mathbb{P}^n$ be an irreducible and reduced hypersurface of degree $d$. How can one explicitly compute the dimension of the vector spaces $H^0(X,T_X),H^1(X,T_X),H^2(X,T_X)$? Here $T_X$ is ...
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Donaldson-Thomas Theory and "Quantum Foam" for Mathematicians
Let $X$ be a smooth, projective Calabi-Yau threefold. From an algebro-geometric perspective, the Donaldson-Thomas invariants $\text{DT}_{\beta, n}(X)$ are virtual counts of ideal sheaves on $X$ with ...
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Vanishing of higher direct image of finite morphisms relative to the fppf topology
Let $f:X \to Y$ be a finite morphism of schemes.
Let $\mathcal{F}$ be a sheaf of abelian groups on the the etale site of $X$ then we know that $R^{i}f_{*} \mathcal{F} = 0$. Is this statement also true ...
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What is an example of a cokernel $B/\phi(A)$ in group schemes which does not have $A=\mu_d$ and requires the fppf topology to be a sheaf?
Let $S$ be affine. A bit of background: Let us think of $S$-group schemes as abelian sheaves over a given site (etale, Zariski, fppf, etc). When we take a cokernel of a morphism $\phi$ this category: $...
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Subbundle generated by linearly dependent sections
On $\mathbb{P}^1$ consider the trivial bundle $\mathcal{O}\oplus \mathcal{O}$, and the subbundle $\mathcal{L}_{a,b}\subset\mathcal{O}\oplus \mathcal{O}$ that on an open subset $U$ of $\mathbb{P}^1$ is ...
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Is the quotient presheaf $\mathbb{G}_m/\mu_p$ an étale sheaf?
I apologize if the question is bit trivial for mathoverflow, but I asked on stack exchange a while ago and haven't got any answer.
Let $k$ be a field of characteristic $p > 0$. Consider the ...
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Restriction of Ext sheaves on closed subschemes
Let $f:X\rightarrow C$ be a morphism, where $C$ is a smooth curve. For $t\in C$ let $i_t:X_t = f^{-1}(t)\rightarrow X$ be the inclusion of the fiber of $f$ over $t$, and let $\mathcal{F}$ a coherent ...
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Restriction of the sheaf of relative differentials
Let $f:X\rightarrow C$ be a morphism, where $C$ is a smooth curve, and let $\Omega_f$ be the sheaf of relative differentials.
For $t\in C$ let $i_t:X_t = f^{-1}(t)\rightarrow X$ be the inclusion of ...
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Espace étalé for derived category
It is known that for a sheaf $\mathcal{F}$ on $X$, we can associate $X_\mathcal{F}$, the étalé space of $\mathcal{F}$ over $X$ such that section of $X_\mathcal{F}$ coincides with section of $\mathcal{...
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How to construct the espace étalé (space of sections) for an arbitrary category?
I want to consider the sheaf valued in an arbitrary category (not only of sets, groups, modules and so on) on a topological space, using the language of étalé space.
In all references I am reading (...
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Compact generation of quasicoherent sheaves on mapping stack
Let $k$ be a field of characteristic $0$, and let $\mathcal{C}= \mathbf{Vect}_k^{\leq 0}$ be the $\infty$-category of vector spaces concentrated in degrees $\leq 0$. Consider the category $\mathbf{Pr}(...
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How is the restriction of the dualizing sheaf to an irreducible component related to the dualizing sheaf of the component?
$\DeclareMathOperator{\Spec}{Spec} \DeclareMathOperator{\hom}{\mathcal{Hom}} \DeclareMathOperator{\ox}{\mathcal{O}_X}$Let $f:X \to Y$ be a proper morphism. In section 6.4. of Liu's book he introduces ...
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A sheaf for factorization
Let $R$ be a commutative ring with $1$ and let $X$ be the space of connected componens of $Spec (R) $ with Zariski topology ( The boolean spectrum of $R $ )and let for each $x\in X$ there exists a ...
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example of rank 2 torsion free sheaf with no global sections that is not stable
Ìn the book "Vector bundles on complex projective spaces" the authors prove in Chapter 2 Lemma 1.2.5 that, if $E$ is a rank $2$ reflexive sheaf on $\mathbb{P}^n$, then $E$ is stable if, and only if, $...
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Defineing a Sheaf of rings over a topological space
Let $X$ be a topological space and let $R$ be a commutative ring with $1$ such that for each $x\in X$ there exists a multiplicatively closed subset $S_x$ of $R$ such that for each $a\in R$ if $\frac{a}...
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Cokernel of map of étale sheaves
Let $p:\mathbb{G}_m\to \operatorname{Spec} k$ be the structure map, and let $T$ be an algebraic $k$-torus viewed as an étale sheaf over $k$. Why is the cokernel of the canonical map $T\to p_*p^*T$ ...
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Examples of degree zero, rank one reflexive sheaves without r-th roots
Let $X$ be a normal, projective surface (or more generally a variety) over $\mathbb{C}$ (i.e., $X$ is irreducible). Fix a polarisation on $X$. I am looking for examples of rank one, degree zero (...
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A special family of prime ideals
I am looking for a commutative ring $R$ with identity which has a family $F:=\{p_i\}_{i\in A}$ of prime ideals such that for each $n\in \mathbb{N}$ there exists $m\in \mathbb{N}$ with $n\leqslant m$ ...
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An ideal and its J-radical
Let $R$ be a commutative ring with $1$ and $I$ be an ideal of $R$. Now let $J=\cap_{I\subseteq m\in Max(R)}m$. Set $A:=\{p\in Spec(R): I\subseteq p\}$ and $B:=\{p\in Spec(R): J\subseteq p\}$, where $...
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Sheafification map is surjective
This is not a research level problem for sure. But, similar question was asked by some one else $2$ years back on Stack exchange has not received any attention. So, I thought it does not suit there....
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Direct image of reflexive sheaf via finite, flat map
Suppose $f: X \rightarrow Y$ is a finite, flat (hence locally free) morphism of curves (i.e. schemes of dimension 1, not smooth or even reduced). Suppose $L$ is a reflexive sheaf on $X$, locally free ...
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What does an ideal correspond to in the internal language of sheaves?
Suppose I have a sheaf $\mathcal F$ in some topos $\mathrm{Sh}(\mathcal C)$. Then this becomes the sheaf of rings from algebraic geometry when described as a ring in the internal language of the topos....
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Weaker version of smooth base change for étale sheaves
Consider the cartesian square of schemes
$$ \require{AMScd}
\begin{CD}
X' @>{g'}>> X \\
@V{f'}VV @VV{f}V \\
S' @>>{g}> S
\end{CD}
$$
and the base change map
$$ \eta : ...
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Is the sheaf associated to a differential structure of a specific type?
On a set $X$, let us define a set $\mathcal{D}$ of functions from $X$ to $\mathbb{R}$. Consider first the initial topology $\tau_\mathcal{D}$ on $X$ with respect to $\mathcal{D}$, i.e. the coarsest ...
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Kozsul resolution of $\mathcal{O}_X$
Let $i: X \hookrightarrow Y$ be a closed embedding of smooth algebraic varieties. In the book D-modules, perverse sheaves and representation theory the authors say that there exists a locally free ...
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Quotient of a sheaf by group action and representabillity
Let $X$ be a scheme and $S$ be a sheaf of sets over the fppf topology of $X$. Let $G$ be a group scheme over $X$ and there is an action of $G$ on $S$. Now, I want to look at the quotient $G \setminus ...
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Global sections of twisted dualizing sheaf of Hirzebruch surface
Let consider a Hirzebruch surface $S= \mathbb{P}(\mathcal{E})$ over $\mathbb{P}^1$ with invariant $e \ge 0$ where $\mathcal{E}= \mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^1}(e) \oplus \mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^1}$.
Let $\...
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Usage of Leray spectral sequence
Maybe this is an elementary stuff for experts, I could not figure it out by myself. Let $\pi:G\to S$ be an elliptic curve with zero section $e:S\to G$. Take $\mathcal{H}=(R^1\pi_*\mathbb{Q}_\ell)^\vee$...
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Sheaf cohomology with support vanishes
I am trying to solve the exercise 2.4 chapter III in Hartshorne's "Algebraic Geometry". For this I would like to prove for a sheaf $F$ of Abelian groups on a topological space $X$ and $U$ open subset ...
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Singularities of reflexive sheaves
I am studying reflexive sheaves (on $\mathbb{P}^3$) by the Hartshorne's paper ''Stable reflexive sheaves''. As far I understood, reflexive sheaves fail to be locally free at a finite number of points (...
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epimorphism of fppf sheaves is an fppf morphism
I asked this question on math.stackexchange (https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/2693471/epimorphism-of-fppf-sheaves-is-an-fppf-morphism) but didn't get an answer. Maybe someone here can help.
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Locality in Grothendieck Topologies
Let $\mathcal{C}$ be a category and $\mathcal{J}$ be a Grothendieck topology on it (i.e., $(\mathcal{C},\mathcal{J})$ is a site). Then what is a good notion of locality in it?
I came up with the ...
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Support of étale sheaves
Let $X$ be a scheme, $i: Z\to X$ a closed subscheme, $j: U\to X$ its complement in $X$. Assume the codimension of $Z$ in $X$ is large (at least $2$).
Let $A$ be an étale sheaf on $U$, $B$ an étale ...
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How are the left and the right group of a bitorsor related?
This question arose from my answer to To what extent does a torsor determine a group: it turns out that I do not know one thing about it.
Let $G$, $G'$ be groups in some nice enough category (you may ...
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Induced Morphism on Fibre Product
Let $X$ be a proper $k$-scheme and $k \subset k'$ a field extension. Consider the fibre product \ base change $X' = X \otimes _k k'$.
Let $\mathcal{F} \in Coh(X)$ and $p: X' \to X$ the canonical ...
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Weierstrass model of an elliptic curve: a line bundle over the base
Let $S$ be a Weierstrass model of an elliptic surface (for me it works better to understand it as an elliptic fibration), that is a map $\pi : S \to C$ where $C$ is a compact Riemann surface.
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Counterexamples to gluing complexes of sheaves
Note: I asked the question below last week on MathSE but received no answer.
Background:
I have read the claim that perverse sheaves behave more like sheaves than like complexes of sheaves. This ...
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Cartier Divisor generated by Global Sections
Let $X$ be an integer curve of (arithmetic) genus $g=0$. (the arithmetic genus $g$ is defined by $g:= 1 -\chi_k(\mathcal{O}_X)$ where $\mathcal{O}_X$ is the structure sheaf of $X$ and $\chi_k(\mathcal{...
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Equivalence of Definitions of Twisted Sheaf $ \mathcal {O}(1)$
Let $\mathcal {O}(-1)$ be the tautological line bundle $X$ of $ \Bbb CP^1$, where $X=\{(z,l) \in \Bbb C^2 \times \Bbb CP^1 : z \in l \}$ together with canonical projection $X \to \Bbb CP^1$ (line ...
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Dualizing sheaf and determinant of cohomology
Let $\pi:X\to S=\operatorname{Spec } O_K$ be an arithmetic surface in the sense of Arakelov geometry. Here $K$ is a number field $\pi$ is a flat map and $X$ is a projective surface. For any coherent ...
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Base change for Borel-Moore homology
For a seperated scheme of finite type $X$ over $\mathbf{C}$, let $H_*(X)$ denote its Borel-Moore homology, which is defined by
$$
H_k(X) = R^{-k}\Gamma(X, \omega_X)
$$
where $\omega\in D_c(X, \mathbf{...
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Algebraic model for the abelian category of descent data for modules in the non-affine case
Let $f: X \to Y$ be a morphism of schemes. I'd like to have a completely algebraic description of the belian category of descent data for modules along $f$. Here's my attempt:
The category of quasi-...
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Reference request: sheaf-theoretic operations in the classical topology?
Like many graduate students before trying to learn something about étale cohomology and Deligne's proof(s) of the Riemann hypothesis part of the Weil conjectures, I am hunting for references detailing ...
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An example in Mumford's “Picard Groups of Moduli Problems”
I tried asking this at math.stackexchange but I didn't get any responses, so hopefully it's ok to try here.
I'm reading Mumford's paper "Picard Groups of Moduli Problems" and am confused about an ...
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Sheaf whose singular support is not Lagrangian
For constructible sheaves $\mathcal F$ on real analytic manifolds $X$, there is a notion of the singular support $SS(\mathcal F)$ which is a radially invariant singular Lagrangian subset of the ...
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