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$p$-adic uniformisation of abelian varieties
In the paper $p$-adic L-functions and $p$-adic periods of modular forms of Greenberg and Stevens $\S3$ page $420$ they make the following statement:
Let $A$ over $\mathbf{Q}_p$ be an abelian variety ...
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Degeneration of wildly ramified local monodromy representations - near or far from Deligne?
Suppose we have a surface $S$ mapping to a curve $C$ and a finite cover $Y/S$ that is ramified at a divisor $D$. For each point $x \in C$ we get a ramified cover of the curve $S_x$, and we can study ...
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Mirror symmetry for polarized abelian surfaces and Shioda-Inose K3s
It is well known (cf. Dolgachev) that there is a beautiful notion of mirror symmetry for lattice-polarized K3 surfaces. That is, if we are given a rank $r$ lattice $M$ of signature $(1, r - 1)$ and a ...
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Points of minimum Arakelov height and harmonic arithmetical varieties
Added. (28/2) To put it less pompously (and more vaguely, less concretely), I wanted to relate the impression that it is the general rule that an Arakelov (i.e., geometric) height on an arithmetical ...
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Corresponding notion of unramified for motives (or de Rham cohomology)
The etale cohomolgoy of a variety $X$ over a number field $K$ is a Galois representation of $\mathrm{Gal}(\overline K/K)$ with some properties coming from $X$, e.g., it is unramified outside $S$ if $X$...
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Resolution of singularities in positive characteristic
I am currently trying to make some small parts of the minimal model program work for some very explicit varities in positive characteristic. I have such a variety $X_1$ and I know that there is a ...
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Automorphic representations attached to abelian varieties
Let $A$ be an abelian variety defined over $\mathbb{Q}$, of dimension $d$. It is widely expected that there is an automorphic representation $\pi_A$ of $GL(2d)/\mathbb{Q}$ whose L-function agrees ...
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Failure of injectiveness of maps between cotangent spaces of abelian varieties
Let $p$ be a prime and $K$ a finite extension of $\mathbb Q_p$ with ramification index $e$. Let $\mathcal O_K$ be the ring of integers of $K$ and $k$ its residue field and the unique maximal ideal. ...
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Mumford's definition of an abelian variety's $Pic^0$
I'm not sure whether this is a research-level question, but upon skimming through Mumford book of Abelian Varieties I noticed he gives this definition
$$
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Is the universal object over a Hilbert scheme connected?
Hartshorne proved in his thesis that if $S$ is connected, then the Hilbert scheme $\operatorname{Hilb}^p=\operatorname{Hilb}^p(\mathbb{P}^n_S/S)$ is too (where $p\in \mathbb{Q}[z]$). Can the same be ...
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Albanese morphism induces an isomorphism on global $1$-forms
Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over a field $k$ of characteristic zero equipped with a point $e\in X(k)$. There is Albanese morphism $a:X\to \mathrm{Alb}\,X$ which is initial among pointed ...
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Conditions for $p$-divisible group to come from an abelian variety
Over $\mathbb{Z}_p$ or $\mathbb{Q}_p$, are there any known sufficient conditions on a $p$-divisible group for it to come from an abelian variety?
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Factors of the Jacobian of modular curves
Let $J_1(p)$ be the Jacobian of the modular curve $X_1(p)$ for p an odd prime. We know that $J_1(p)$ is isogenous to a direct sum of abelian varieties $\oplus_{f}A_f$ where the sum runs over Hecke/...
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Arbitrarily non-degenerate Hodge to de Rham spectral sequence
It is true that for any $n$ there exists a compact complex manifold which Frolicher spectral sequence does not degenerate at the $n$-th page(https://arxiv.org/pdf/0709.0481.pdf).
Does the analogous ...
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Quadratic twists of 1-motives
Quadratic twists of elliptic curves (or, more generally, abelian varieties) are familiar objects in arithmetic geometry. I would like to extend that definition to the category of 1-motives over global ...
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Are curves over imperfect fields defined over a smaller field?
Let $C$ be regular projective curve defined over a field $K$. Let $K/L$ be a totally inseparable finite extension. Does there exist a regular projective curve $C'$ over $L$ such that that the pullback ...
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Picard scheme of varieties over imperfect fields
Let $k$ be a field and $X$ a proper $k$-scheme. It is a theorem of Murre and Oort that the Picard functor is representable by a $k$-group scheme $\operatorname{Pic}_{X/k}$ which is locally of finite ...
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Invariant theory of $SL_2$ over a field of positive characteristic
Let $k$ be an algebraically closed field of characteristic $p>0$. Let $W$ be a finite dimensional $SL_2$-module over $k$. Let $V$ be the natural representation of $SL_2$.
What can be said - in ...
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where do CM abelian varieties get good reduction?
Let $A$ be an abelian variety over $\overline{\mathbb{Q}}$ and assume that $A$ has complex multiplication by the ring of integers of a CM field $K$. Then $A$ has potentially good reduction, that is: ...
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Level p characteristic 2 modular forms and thetas
BACKGROUND
Let p be an odd prime. An element of Z/2[[x]] is "modular of level p" if it is the mod 2 reduction of a g in Z[[x]] with g the Fourier expansion of a modular form for gamma_0(p). In ...
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Unicritical rational functions on curves in characteristic $p$
Let $k$ be an algebraically closed field of positive characteristic $p$, and let $X_{/k}$ be a smooth projective connected curve. Let $x_0$ be a point of $X(k)$.
How precisely can one describe the ...
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Alterations of regular varieties
Let $X$ be a regular quasi-projective variety over a perfect field $k$. The existence of a "good compactification" of $X$, i.e. a regular projective variety $\bar{X}$ with an embedding $X\...
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How to explain the relationship between Tate–Shafarevich and Ideal Class Group, when all else fails?
In the short paper On the Tate–Shafarevich group of a number field of Sameer Kailasa, he reviews a curious phenomenon by which the class group of a number field $K$ appears as the exact kernel of the ...
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(Finer) analogue between Fourier transform and (Fourier-)Mukai transform
Mukai transform gives a derived equivalence between the (bounded) derived category of coherent sheaves $D^b_{\mathrm{coh}}(A)$ of abelian variety $A$ and that of dual $A^\vee$, $D_{\mathrm{coh}}^{b}(A^...
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Orlik-Solomon algebra and hyperplane complements in positive characteristic
Let $k$ be an algebraically closed field of characteristic $p\geq 0$, $\underline H:=\{H_1,\dots, H_m\}$ a set of hyperplanes in $\mathbb A_k^n$ and $X:=\mathbb A^n-(\bigcup H_i)$.
Given a ring $R$ ...
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$S_n$-invariant polynomials on the dual of reflection representation
Let $W=S_n$ (the symmetric group) acting on $V=k^n$ via permutation of the indices, where $k$ is an algebraically closed field. Closely related to this are the reflection (sub-)representation $V_0=\{ (...
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Tropical abelian variety as a limit
A tropical abelian variety is given by a quotient of a real vector space $V \cong \mathbb{R}^g$ with a fixed integral structure $\Gamma_2$, by a lattice $\Gamma_1$, equipped with some aditional ...
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Sections of infinite order of elliptic surfaces
Let $X\to \mathbb{P}^1$ be a non-isotrivial elliptic surface over $\mathbb{C}$ with a section and with $X$ a smooth projective connected surface over $\mathbb{C}$. Let $\sigma:\mathbb{P}^1\to X$ be a ...
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For which (g,q) does there exist a supersingular curve?
We say a curve over a finite field $\mathbb F_q$ is supersingular if it's Frobenius eigenvalues (on $H^1(X,\mathbb Z_\ell)$) are of the form $q^{1/2}\alpha$ for $\alpha$ a root of unity.
As far as I ...
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What are the genus 4 curves with Jacobians that are 4-th powers?
Consider the moduli space of all genus $4$ curves $\overline{\mathscr M_4}$ of dimension $3\times 4 - 3 = 9$. Under the Torelli map, there is a map to $\overline{\mathscr A_4}$ (which has dimension $...
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Abelian varieties with rank 0 over each global field
For each global field $K$, can we always find an Abelian variety $A$ with $A(K)$ rank $0$?
By Lang-Neron, Mordell Weil is also true for finite type fields (fields finitely generated over their prime ...
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How to decide whether the isogeny between Neron models is etale?
Let there be an isogeny $f:A_1 \rightarrow A_2$ between two abelian varieties over a $p$-adic field $F$ and assume $f$ has degree $p^n$. By the universal property we get a moprhism $f_0: \mathcal{A}_1 ...
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Good reduction of abelian varieties over valuation rings via coverings
Let $\mathcal{O}_K$ be a valuation ring with fraction field $K$, and let $A$ be an abelian variety over $K$.
Suppose that there is a smooth proper scheme $\mathcal{X}$ over $\mathcal{O}_K$ whose ...
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Descent via an explicit isogeny (genus 2)
This question is related to a previous question posted by me here answered by Prof. M. Stoll. 5-Descent or ($\sqrt{5}$-Descent?) on certain genus 2 Jacobians.
Here I ask some technicalities of a ...
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Faltings height variation "at place of bad reduction''
Is there any example in the literature where someone has considered the problem of bounding the variation of Faltings height at a place of bad reduction? Specifically, if $A_i$ for $i\in \{1,2\}$ are ...
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Intersection of curves in abelian varieties
Fix an abelian variety $A$ of dimension at least $3$ and a (smooth, projective, irreducible) curve $C$ inside $A$ that generates $A$ as an algebraic group, over an algebraically closed field. Now, fix ...
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Is there a finite number of supersingular genus 2 curves?
Consider an algebraically closed field $k$ of prime characteristic. It is widely known that up to $k$-isomorphism there is a finite number of supersingular elliptic curves over $k$. Let $C$ be a ...
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Hrushovski's proof of the Manin-Mumford Conjecture
For my master's thesis, I am studying Hrushovski's model-theoretic proof of the Manin-Mumford Conjecture. Among the references I have used are the following:
Lecture notes 'Model Theory of Difference ...
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Are all stabilizer groups of the co-adjoint action smooth?
Let $k$ be a (non-archimedean) local field of positive characteristic $p$ and $\mathfrak{n}$ be any finite-dimensional nilpotent Lie algebra over $k$ with nilpotence length $l<p$. It is well-known ...
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Torsionfree crystalline cohomology implies torsionfree etale cohomology?
Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over an algebraically closed field $k$ of characteristic $p>0$. Let $W=W(k)$ be the ring of Witt vectors of $k$.
Assume that the crystalline cohomology $H^2_{...
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Is a semiabelian algebraic space a scheme?
Let $S$ be a scheme and let $A$ be a commutative separated smooth $S$-group algebraic space of finite presentation each of whose geometric fibers is an extension of an abelian variety by a torus. Is $...
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formal group laws of Abelian varieties in positive characteristic
Let $G$ be an algebraic group defined over an (algebraically closed) field $k$. Then one can obtain a formal group law by completing the multiplication map $m: G \times G \to G$ at the unit of $G$.
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Compactifying the space of indecomposable abelian varieties
Let $A_g$ be the moduli space of principally polarized abelian varieties and $A_g^0$ the open substack of indecomposable ones. Abstractly we know $A_g^0$ has a compactification with complement a ...
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Do there exist weak Lefschetz-type statements that were proved for varieties over complex numbers, but were not proved in finite characteristic?
As far as I understood the situation (reading section 3.5B of Lazarsfeld's "Positivity in algebraic geometry" and also some of the references), some of weak Lefschetz-type statements known rely on '...
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On periods of algebraic integers modulo rational primes
I run, somewhat indirectly, into the following problem and I have no hints where to look in the literature in search for answers or clues.
Let $K$ be a number field, which we may assume Galois if it ...
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Compute the principal polarization on $J_0(N)$ in terms of modular symbols
If we consider the modular curve $X = X_0(N)$ as a curve over $\mathbb C$ then one can describe the jacobian $J(X)$ as $H^0(X,\Omega^1_X)^\vee/H_1(X,\mathbb Z)$ as one can do for any curve $X$. ...
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What does Colmez's conjecture tell us?
There is the well known conjecture of Colmez, which describes the logarithmic derivative of the $L$-function of a character via the periods of CM-abelian varieties. Equivalently it describes the ...
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Why is the Jacobian of a curve "irreducible" as a principally polarized abelian variety?
In J.P. Murre's "Reduction of the proof of the non-rationality of a non-singular cubic threefold to a result of mumford", in the proof of Theorem 3.11 he remarks that "the Jacobian of a ...
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Liouville property in the Bost theorem on foliations
Let $X$ be a smooth algebraic variety over a number field $K$, and let $\mathcal{F}$ be an involutive coherent subsheaf of the tangent bundle. After a pullback to $\mathbb{C}$, $\mathcal{F}_\mathbb{C}$...
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Extension of a multiple of a rational point to an integral point of a semiabelian scheme
Let $\cal A$ be a smooth commutative group scheme over $S$, where $S$ is the spectrum of a discrete valuation ring with fraction field $K$ and residue field $k$. Suppose that $A:={\cal A}_K$ is an ...
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