All Questions
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Motivation of Zariski–Van Kampen theorem
The Zariski–Van Kampen theorem gives the presentation of the fundamental group of the complement of the plane curve of degree $d$. But what's the motivation of this theorem? More generally, why are ...
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Glueing local systems over union of compact Riemann surfaces
Let $X,Y$ be two connected, non-singular compact Riemann surfaces such that $X$ intersects $Y$ transversely at two distinct points. Let $L$ be a $\mathbb{C}$-local system on $X$. Let $L'$ be the ...
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Reconstruction of hyperbolic curves using the fundamental group
In the paper Curves and their Fundamental Groups written by Gerd Faltings, Mochizuki's proof of Grothendick's conjecture on anabelian curves is explained.
In the proof, he shows that for two ...
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On tangent space to the fundamental group scheme
Let $X$ be a smooth, projective complex curve of genus at least $2$. If I understand correctly, after choosing a base point, one can associate to $X$, a fundamental group scheme $\pi$. I am trying to ...
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Is the fundamental group of an open arithmetic Riemann surface contained in $\Gamma(2)$
Let $X$ be a non-compact Riemann surface with universal covering $\mathbb H$ and suppose that the fundamental group of $X$ is an arithmetic subgroup of $\mathrm{Aut}(\mathbb H) = \mathrm{PSL}_2(\...
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Grothendieck's section conjecture and base change: restricting sections
Let $X$ be a smooth projective geometrically connected curve over $\mathbf{Q}$ of genus at least two. Fix an algebraic closure $\overline{\mathbf{Q}}$ of $\mathbf{Q}$ and let $G_{\mathbf{Q}}$ be the ...
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A question about the Tannakian etale fundamental group of a curve
Let $X$ be a smooth connected quasi-projective curve over $\mathbf{Q}$. Let $U$ be the pro-unipotent etale fundamental group of $X$ over $\mathbf{Q}_p$.
$U^1 = U$ and let $U^n =[U,U^{n-1}]$.
Let $n\...
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