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Dirichlet's unit theorem for reductive schemes
Let $O_{K,S}$ be the ring of $S$-integers in a number field $K$. Dirichlet's unit theorem implies that the group of units in $O_{K,S}$ is a finitely generated group. In other words, the group $\mathbb ...
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If it quacks like an abelian variety over a finite field
Consider smooth projective varieties over a finite field. If a curve "looks like" an elliptic curve (i.e. has genus $1$) then it can be made into an elliptic curve.
Is there something ...
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What goes wrong with this alternate proof of Dirichlet's Theorem?
I had an idea for an alternate proof of Dirichlet's theorem, but something goes wrong. Dirichlet's theorem on primes in arithmetic progression says that for $ m,a \in \mathbb{N} $ which are ...
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How to topologize X(R) when R is a topological ring?
Given a topological ring $R$, under what conditions and in what way, can one induce a topology on the $R$-points of a scheme $X$? For example, if $X$ is $P^n$ or $A^n$, one has natural topology on ...
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Quasi-split tori and algebraic groups
Let $k$ be a perfect field.
Recall that an algebraic torus $T$ over $k$ is called quasi-split if there exists some finite étale $k$-algebra $A$ such that
$$T \cong \mathrm{R}_{A/k} \mathbb{G}_m.$$
A ...
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Can an abelian variety/Q have no non-trivial points over Q_sol?
Let $A/\mathbb{Q}$ be an abelian variety. Must there be a finite solvable
extension $K/\mathbb{Q}$ such that $A(K)$ is nontrivial?
This follows from the conjecture that the maximal (pro-)solvable ...
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what is the intersection of all congruence subgroups of the profinite completion of SL(2,Z)?
Let $\widehat{SL(2,\mathbb{Z})}$ be the profinite completion of $SL(2,\mathbb{Z})$. Let $\Gamma(N)$ denote the typical principal congruence subgroup of $SL(2,\mathbb{Z})$ (ie, all matrices congruent ...
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Characters of simply connected semsimple algebraic groups over local fields
Let $G$ be a semisimple algebraic group over $\mathbb{Q}_p$. Then by definition $G$ admits no non-trivial algebraic characters, i.e. homomorphisms $G \to \mathbb{G}_m$.
However, it is quite possible ...
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Algebraic points of uniformly bounded degree on an algebraic variety
Let $k$ be a perfect field, and let $\bar k$ be a fixed algebraic closure of $k$.
Let $\overline{X}$ be a nonempty smooth algebraic variety over $\bar k$.
Does there exist a natural number $d=d(\...
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Tate modules of commutative group schemes over finite field
Let $G$ be a finite type commutative group scheme over a finite field $k=\Bbb F_q$ with $\Gamma=Gal(\bar k/k)$ and $l$ be a prime such that $(l,q)=1$, we can also define the Tate module $T_lG =\...
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When must a set of sections which is Zariski dense in the generic fiber also be dense in some special fiber?
Let $f : X\rightarrow S$ be a flat finite type morphism of schemes with $S$ integral and Noetherian. Let $\eta\in S$ be the generic point.
Let $\{\sigma_i\}$ be a collection of sections of $f$ (...
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An interesting double coset in the theory of automorphic forms
Does anyone have some idea to describe the double coset $P(F)\backslash G(F)/H(F)$ , say using Weyl group elements ? Here $G=GL_n\times GL_{n-1}$ is defined over a number field $F$ , $H=GL_{n-1}$ ...
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Quasisplit forms of wonderful varieties
I will assume that $k$ is a characteristic $0$ non-archimedean field. A classical result of Tits [T] states that a quasisplit connected reductive group $G$ over $k$ is classified up to strict isogeny ...
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Exactness of the Weil restriction functor $\mathrm{Res}_{X/k}$
Question. Let $X$ be an Artinian scheme over a perfect field $k$. Consider the abelian category $\mathcal{C}$ of affine commutative group schemes of finite type. Is the Weil restriction $\mathrm{Res}_{...
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How simple does a $\mathbb{Q}$-simple group remain after base change to $\mathbb{Q}_{\ell}$?
Of course the general answer to the question in the title is: not very simple.
I could not think of a better title, so let me explain my question in more detail.
I have a number field $E/\mathbb{Q}$, ...
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How to compute Galois representations from etale cohomology groups of a generalized flag variety?
Let $G$ be a connected reductive group over a number field $K$, $P$ be a parabolic subgroup of $G$ defined over $K$, $X=G/P$ be the generalized flag variety which is a smooth projective variety over $...
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Central isogeny, Shimura varieties and exceptional cases
For a simple complex Lie algebra $\mathfrak g$, its weight lattice is not equal to the root lattice (i.e. the center of its simply connected form is a non-trivial finite group) iff $\mathfrak g$ is of ...
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Variation of centraliser in $\operatorname{GL}(n,\mathbb{Z})$
$\DeclareMathOperator\GL{GL}$Let $n$ be a positive integer $\geq 2$. The setting is that $K \in \GL(n,\mathbb{Z})$, and people are interested in understanding the centralizer:
$$
C(K)=\{ B \in \GL(n,\...
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What is $\mathrm{O}_q/\mathrm{SO}_q$ if $q$ is a quadratic $\mathbb{Z}$-form which is degenerate?
Any binary quadratic $\mathbb{Z}$-form $q$ induces a symmetric bilinear form
$$ B_q(u,v) = q(u+v) - q(u) -q(v) \ \ \forall u,v \ \in\mathbb{Z}^2 $$
and it is considered non-degenerate (over $\mathbb{...
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Adjoint semi-simple algebraic groups over non-algebraically closed fields
Let $k$ be a field of characteristic zero and let $G$ be an adjoint semi-simple algebraic group over $k$.
On p34 of the paper "Sansuc - Groupe de Brauer et arithmétique des groupes
algébriques ...
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Criteria for Zariski density of subgroups of reductive groups
Let $G$ be a reductive group over a number field $K$. Let $\Gamma\subset G(K)$ be a subgroup.
My extremely naive question is - When can you deduce that $\Gamma$ is Zariski-dense? I'm looking for ...
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Reductive subgroups of $\mathrm{GL}_2$ over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero
I am reading a very nice paper of Newton and Thorne, Symmetric power functoriality for holomorphic modular forms, and there is an argument concerning the (Zariski-closure of) image of certain $p$-adic ...
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Traces of Frobenius Endomorphism on Etale Cohomology and $G$-torsors
I have a smooth, projective, and rigid Calabi-Yau threefold $X$ defined over $\mathbb{Q}$. Such spaces always have integral models. Let's assume we have an action on $X$ by a finite abelian group $G$...
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quasi-finite group schemes
The following is what Mazur wrote on page 91 of his paper, Modular curves and the Eisenstein ideal, published in Publ. IHES in 1977, DOI: 10.1007/BF02684339 (freely available at eudml):
Let $m$ be an ...
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Completely reducible subgroups over local field in terms of closed orbits
$\DeclareMathOperator\GL{GL}$Let $ \overline{\mathbb{Q}}_{p} $ be an algebraic closure of $ p $-adic numbers $ \mathbb{Q}_{p} $. A closed subgroup $ H $ of a general linear group $ \GL_{n}(\overline{\...
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isogeny and congruence subgroup
Let $G_1$ and $G_1$ be two semisimple algebraic groups defined over $\mathbb{Q}$, suppose we have a surjective homomorphism $f: G_1\to G_2$, with finite kernel contained in the center of $G_1$.
By ...
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Galois cohomology and Levi subgroups
Let $F$ a field and $G$ a smooth connected reductive group with a Levi subgroup $M$. Under what assumptions is $H^1(F, M) \to H^1(F, G)$ injective? In the case $F$ is nonarchimedean local I believe ...
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Cohomologies of $[V/GL_n]$ in characteristic $p$ for a representation $V$ of $GL_n$
Let $V$ be a representation of $G=GL_n$ (or more generally any reductive group $G$) over an algebraically closed field $\mathbb k$ of characteristic $p$. Let $[V/G]$ be the corresponding quotient ...
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Cartan decomposition for $G[z]$
Let $G$ be a reductive group over complex numbers. Fix some maximal torus $T$. Let $\Lambda^{+}$ be the monoid of dominant coweights. It is known that one has a Cartan decomposition $$G((z))=\coprod\...
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Rational cohomology of formal multiplicative group
Let $\hat{\mathbb G}$ be a formal group over a field $k$, and let $V$ be a finite dimensional algebraic representation of $\hat{\mathbb G}$ (meaning we have fixed a homomorphism of algebraic groups $\...
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Product of two algebraic subgroups of a (solvable) group = another algebraic subgroup?
Let $G$ be a linear algebraic group over a field $K$. (Say $K=\mathbb{F}_q$ or
$K=\mathbb{C}$; do not assume $K$ is algebraically closed or of characteristic $0$.) Let $H_1$, $H_2$ be algebraic ...
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Openness of finite index subgroups of $\mathrm{GL}_n(\prod O_v)$
Let $K$ be a global field and set $O := \prod_{v\nmid \infty} O_v$ where $v$ runs over the finite places of $K$. Equip $\mathrm{GL}_n(O) = \prod_v \mathrm{GL}_n(O_v)$ with the product of the $v$-adic ...
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Automorphism of algebraic group preserving a hyperspecial maximal compact
Suppose that $K/\mathbb{Q}_l$ is a finite extension, with ring of integers $\mathcal{O}_K$. Suppose $\mathcal{G}/K$ is a (linear) algebraic group (connected+reductive), and $\Gamma\subset \mathcal{G}(...
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Closure of specialization of points of an affine group scheme with smooth generic fiber
Let $R$ be a henselian discrete valuation ring with residue field $k$, and let $G$ be an affine faithfully-flat finite type group scheme over $R$ with smooth generic fiber. Let $R'$ be the ring of ...
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Constant group scheme and torsors
Let $X$ be a scheme and $G$ a (commutative) constant group scheme. Consider a $G$-torsor $Y$ for $X$, by which I mean that there is a canonical isomorphism:
$$g_Y \colon Y \times_X Y \cong Y \...
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Is the group of rational points of an anisotropic absolutely quasi-simple algebraic group over a non-archimedean local field known to be perfect?
Suppose that $G$ is an algebraic group defined over a non-archimedean local field $k$ which is absolutely quasi-simple and anisotropic over $k$. Is it known whether the group $G(k)$ is necessarily ...
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Maps to additive group scheme
Let $\underline{\mathbb{Q}_p/\mathbb{Z}_p}$ be constant p-divisible group over $\mathbb{F}_p$. And let $\mathbb{G}_a$ be the additive group over $\mathbb{F}_p$. Let me prove
$$
Hom(\underline{\mathbb{...
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Invariant theory (first fundamental theorem) for a direct sum of two fundamental representations
Let $G$ be a simple reductive group over $\mathbb C$, e.g. $G=\mathrm{SO}(V)$ is a special orthogonal group.
Let $W_1$ and $W_2$ be two irreducible representations of $G$. Assume both $W_i$ are ...
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Is the functor $\mathrm{Hom}(\mathrm{spec}\,k[x^{1/{p^\infty}}]/(x), -)$ from the category of finite commutative group schemes exact?
Question. Let $B \twoheadrightarrow C$ be a fully faithful homomorphism of finite connected commutative group schemes over a perfect field $k$. Let $T = k[x^{1/p^\infty}]/(x) = \varinjlim k[t]/(t^p)$. ...
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Does an isogeny between tori induce an isomorphism of the Lie algebras of their lft Néron models?
Let $f:T_1 \to T_2$ be an isogeny of tori over a number field $K$. Does $f$ induce an isomorphism of the Lie algebras of the lft Néron models of $T_1$ and $T_2$ ? Are there some interesting properties ...
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'Adelic torus' not arising from a rational torus
Let $G$ be a reductive group over a global field $F$, and $\gamma$ a strongly regular semi-simple element of $G(F)$. Then the centralizer $G_\gamma$ is defines an $F$-torus $T$, and hence by base ...
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Normalizer of non-split tori
Let $\mathbb{G}$ be a connected reductive group over $\mathbb{C}$. Let $G:=\mathbb{G}(\mathbb{C}(\!(t)\!))$. Let $T$ be a maximal torus in $G$.
Question: What do we know about the normalizer $N_G(T)$...
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