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Given a morphism of schemes, when does bijective + isomorphic tangent spaces = isomorphism?
Let $f: X \to Y$ be a morphism of schemes over a field $k$ such that $f$ induces (1) a bijection between their closed points, and (2) an isomorphism of their Zariski tangent spaces.
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Nori fundamental group and etale fundamental group in positive characteristic
Let $X$ be a smooth projective surface over an algebraically closed field of char $p > 0$. Suppose that $\pi_{1}^{et}(X) = \{1\}$. Can Nori fundamental group scheme of $X$ be non-trivial?
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formal smooth morphism with a formal smooth source
Let $f:X\rightarrow Y$ a morpism between $k$-schemes ( $k$ a field).
We suppose that X is formally smooth and f is formally smooth and surjective.
Do we have that $Y$ is formally smooth?
Or if it's ...
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Are these empirical discoveries about the Serre Swinnerton-Dyer ring of prime level modular power series actual theorems?
In this question Joel Bellaiche constructed an algebra, M, of modular forms for
gamma_0 (N) in finite characteristic (which he called p, but I'll call ell) and asked to know its structure. Matt ...
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Is the pushout of smooth varieties along a smooth closed subvariety again a variety?
The following question is motivated by a desire to find a rough analog in algebraic geometry of the usual notion of gluing of smooth bordisms.
Suppose k is an algebraically closed field of ...
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Category of the smooth formal p-groups over a local ring
Fontaine showed in Asterisque 47-48 that the category of finite dimensional smooth formal $p$-groups over the ring $A=W(k)$ of the Witt vectors over a finite field $k$ is anti-equivalent to the ...
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Zariski tangent space of a scheme as the vector space of derivations
A standard lemma says that for a scheme $X$ of finite type over an algebraically closed field $k$ the set of derivations $\mathcal{O}_{X,x} \to \kappa(x)=k$, is isomorphic to the Zariski tangent ...
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If $p=0$ and $df=0$, is $f$ a $p$th power?
This question is a follow-up to When does the relative differential $df=0$ imply that $f$ comes from the base?. There it was asked, for an $A$-algebra $B$, under what conditions does $df=0$ (in the ...
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Modular reduction of exceptional complex reflection groups
I am interested in reducing reflection representations of complex reflection groups modulo a prime $p$. For the infinite family $G(m,r,n)$, it is straightforward to get "good reduction" provided that $...
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Vector bundles of schemes and their topological realizations
Hi, there is a realization functor $R_\mathbb{R}$ from schemes of finite type over $\mathbb{R}$ to topological spaces and there is also a functor $R_\mathbb{C}$.
Does $R_\mathbb{R}$ send an ...
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Do all the main properties of constructible and perverse sheaves (in an 'arithmetic' situation) follow from results of Gabber?
This question is a continuation of Bad behaviour of perverse sheaves over 'general' bases?
Let $S$ (for example) be a finite type separated scheme over $\mathbb{Z}$. I would like: (1) to ...
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Given two linear operators A and B over a finite field, is there a third operator C whose kernel is the intersection of kernels of A and B?
Let $V$ be a finite dimensional linear space over a finite field $k$. Let $A$ and $B$ be two endomorphisms of $V$.
Question 1. Is there an endomorphism $C$ of $V$, which is expressed in terms of ...
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Properties stable under base change in algebraic geometry
I remember to have seen a big list in the EGA of properties $(P)$ such that:
if $f : X \to Y$ has $(P)$ then, $f_{(S')} : X_{(S')}\to Y_{(S')}$ has $(P)$, where $f_{(S')}$ is the morphism $f$ after a ...
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When is the determinant of the push-forward of an ample line bundle ample
Let $f:X\to S$ be a "nice" morphism of "nice" schemes. Let $L$ be an ample line bundle on $X$.
When is $\det f_\ast L$ also ample?
A "nice" morphism could be anything from "finite type separated" to ...
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On Q-Cartier Divisors
I have my question on Q-Cartier Weil divisor.
People say $D$ is Q-Cartier divisor if $nD$ is Cartier for some $n \geq 1$. Especially for $n > 1$, I have never seen the `rigorous' definition of $...
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The ring of global sections of a regular scheme
Let $X$ be a Noetherian regular scheme. Is $\mathcal{O}_X(X)$ a regular ring? For affine schemes this is true, see 02IU on the Stacks project.
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Are schemes pushouts of neighbourhoods and formal neighbourhoods?
Hello,
I have two questions, the first less important.
Let $X$ be a scheme, $x \in X$ a schematic point.
What is an elegant way of defining/characterizing the map $\operatorname{Spec}(O_{X,x}) \...
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What is the correct formulation of the CDE triangle?
The CDE triangle with C Cartan matrix and D decomposition matrix is well-known for finite groups. I have not seen a full account of this for finite dimensional algebras which I find surprising as ...
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Basic question on projective bundles
Let $\mathcal{E}$ be a coherent sheaf on an irreducible scheme $S$ ($S$ can be pretty nice, say noetherian of finite type), and let $\mathbf{P}(\mathcal{E}):=\mathrm{Proj}(\mathrm{Sym}(\mathcal{E}))$ ...
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perfect fields in positive characteristic
Let $k$ be an infinite perfect field in positive characteristic $p$, i.e. every element of $k$ is a $p$th power. I am interested in properties of finite fields that can be extended to $k$. For example:...
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p-torsion in the Picard group of a regular projective curve
Let $K$ be a field of characteristic $p>0$ and $C$ a regular projective geometrically integral curve over $K$.
If $C$ is smooth, then the connected component ${\rm Pic}^0_C$ of the Picard scheme of ...
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Hartshorne's associated scheme for a variety
This question comes from Proposition 2.6 in Chapter 2 of Hartshorne's Algebraic Geometry. In my edition, that's on page 78.
For a variety $V$, Hartshorne defines the topological space $t(V)$ to ...
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Multiplicative cancellation for trivial vector bundles
Let $X$ be a scheme, ${\mathscr L}$ an invertible ${\mathscr O}_X$-module, and $d$ a positive integer. If ${\mathscr L}^{\oplus d} \simeq {\mathscr O}_X^{\oplus d}$, does it follow that ${\mathscr L} \...
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How do non-trivial global differentials give non-trivial cohomology classes in positive characteristic
Let $k$ be an algebraically closed field and let $X$ be an $n$-dimensional smooth projective variety over $k$.
If $k= \mathbb C$, there is a natural injective morphism of vector spaces
$$H^0(X,\...
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Closed points of field extension of k-scheme under projection
I really couldn't figure out the answer to the following question: Let $X$ be a scheme of finite type over a field $k$ and let $K$ be an extension field of $k$. Let $X_K := K \times_k X$ be the base ...
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Flat family of normal schemes over a normal base
Let $f \colon X \to Y$ be a flat morphism of schemes over $\mathbb{C}$. Suppose that $Y$ is normal and that the fibers over the closed points of $Y$ are all normal.
Can I say something about the ...
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Adem-Wu relations from Bullett-Macdonald identities
Question. Let $p$ be a prime. Let $q$ be a power of $p$. Let $P^0$, $P^1$, $P^2$, ... be elements of some associative $\mathbb F_q$-algebra $A$. (Here, $P^i$ does not mean $P$ to the $i$-th power; ...
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Ringed and locally ringed spaces
A pair $(X,O_X)$ is a ringed space if $X$ is a topological space and $O_X$ is a sheaf of rings. If every stalk $O_{X,x}$ is a local ring, then we say that $(X,O_X)$ is a locally ringed space.
In the ...
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Relation between positive roots of $E_8$ and $\mathbb{F}_2^8 \setminus \{0\}$
There exists an explicit bijection (due to Cayley, that has built up a very nice table to describe this) between the positive roots of the lattice $E_7$ and $\mathbb{F}_2^6 \setminus \{0\}$ (where $\...
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Normal schemes and Serre's criterion
Serre's criterion says that for a scheme to be normal is equivalent to it being $R_1$ (i.e. regular in codimension $1$) and $S_2$ (i.e. regular functions on $X-Y$ extend to $Y$ if $Y$ has codimension ...
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Katz's proof of Cartier's (descent) theorem
I am trying to understand the proof of Cartier’s theorem on pages 370-371 (pages 17-18 of the PDF file) of Katz’s “Nilpotent connections and the monodromy theorem: applications of a result of ...
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A proper flat family with geometrically reduced fibers
Let $R$ be a Noetherian commutative unital ring. Let $f:X\rightarrow Y=\mathrm{Spec}\,R$ be a proper flat morphism of schemes with geometrically reduced fibers. We want to prove that the induced map $...
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Which schemes can be presented as limits of smooth varieties?
I can prove a certain statement for any scheme that can be presented as the limit of an essentially affine (filtering) projective system of smooth varieties over a perfect field such the connecting ...
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Is the pre-image of a regular subscheme with respect to a universal homeomorphism of regular schemes regular?
Let $f:X\to Y$ be a universal homeomorphism of regular (excellent finite-dimensional) schemes, $Z\subset Y$ be a regular subscheme. Is $f^{-1}(Z)$ necessarily regular?
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Counter example to every closed subscheme $\operatorname{Proj} A$ is of the form $\operatorname{Proj}A/I$
I was under the impression that for a positively graded ring $A$ (not necessarily generated in degree $1$) that every closed subscheme of $\operatorname{Proj}A$ was of the $\operatorname{Proj}A/I$. ...
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Frobenius and regular scheme
Let $X$ be a noetherian regular scheme over $\mathbb{F}_{p}$. Then by Kunz's theorem, the absolute Frobenius $F: X\rightarrow X$ is flat and integral. Can it be written as a projective limit of finite ...
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Embedding a finite morphism into a finite morphism of smooth varieties
Let $f\colon X\to Y$ be a finite morphism of quasiprojective varieties (I’m most interested in the case that $f$ is normalization and the varieties are over $\Bbb C$). Is the following statement true (...
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Motivic integration in positive characteristic: how much is known?
It seems that in papers on motivic integration people usually assume the base field to have characteristic $0$ (and algebraically closed?). My question is: how much can one prove over a positive ...
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Dimension of irreducible representations in characteristic p
Hi, I know that over $\mathbb{C}$ the dimension of an irreducible representation of a finite group $G$ must divide the order of the group. I've read somewhere that if $p$ does not divide the order of ...
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Vector space structure on the tangent bundle of a scheme and relation to the tangent sheaf
First a word of warning: I am not a trained algebraic geometer, so it is possible (likely) that these questions are inappropriate for MO, if so: my apologies.
Said this: As far as I understand the ...
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F_q-structures on schemes
Let $k|\mathbb{F}_q$ be a field extension. An $\mathbb{F}_q$-structure on a $k$-algebra $A$ is an $\mathbb{F}_q$-subalgebra $A _0$ of $A$ such that $A _0 \otimes _{\mathbb{F}_q} k \cong A$ via the ...
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Ampleness verifiable over faithfully flat cover
Let $X$ be a Noetherian scheme over a field $k$ and $\mathcal{L}$ an invertible sheaf. Recall $\mathcal{L}$ is called ample iff for every coherent $\mathcal{M}$ there exist a $n_0(M)$ such that for ...
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Schemes as categories fibered in thin groupoids
Every time I start to read about schemes from a birds-eye view (like in the introduction to The Geometry of Schemes by Eisenbud and Harris) I get really excited; they sound like a categorical approach ...
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Simple restricted but not restricted simple Lie algebras
Let $F$ be a field which has a positive characteristic $p \ge 2$ and $(\mathfrak{g},[p])$ be a restricted Lie algebras over a field $F$ where $[p]$ is a $p$-th power map on $\mathfrak{g}$. $(\mathfrak{...
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Vector bundles on complete rings
Given a ring $A$ and an ideal $I$, consider the completion $\hat{A}$. What does usually mean by a vector bundle on $\hat{A}$? One way is to consider projective $\hat{A}$-modules. Another one is a ...
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On families of supersingular abelian surfaces over the projective line
Let $k=\mathbb{F}_q$. I recently learned that there are non-isotrivial families $f:X\to \mathbb{P}^1_k$ of supersingular abelian surfaces. In particular, the Kodaira-Spencer map of this family is non-...
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Examples of perfect pseudo algebraically closed fields in positive characteristic
Is there any known example of a perfect pseudo algebraically closed field of positive characteristic containing $\overline{\mathbb{F}_p}$ but is not algebraically closed?
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Colon property of Gorenstein rings
Let $(R, \mathfrak{m})$ be a Gorenstein local ring of characteistic $p>0$. Let $x_1,...,x_d$ be a system of parameters of $R$. Let $I$ be an $\mathfrak{m}$-primary ideal containg $(x_1,...,x_d)$. ...
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Properties of divisors when moving from char 0 to char p.
Consider a smooth projective variety $X$ over $\mathbb{C}$ such that $X$ has models over $\mathbb{Z}[1/N]$ and $X_p=X_{\mathbb{Z}[1/N]}\times \text{Spec}(\mathbb{F}_p)$ is also a smooth projective ...
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When can a scheme be recovered from its descent groupoid?
Suppose that $ Y $ is a scheme and $ f\colon X\to Y $ a covering of $ Y $ in some Grothendieck topology on the category of schemes (i.e. if $\{ U_i\to Y\}$ is a covering in the topological sense, then ...
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