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How to compute the character of the Steinberg module for the group $\mathrm{SL}_n$ over a field of characteristic $p$?
It is known that the Steinberg representation $V$ of the group $\mathrm{SL}_n$ over a field $k$ of characteristic $p$ (maybe one needs to assume that $k$ is perfect, I am not sure) is the irreducible ...
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Characters of simple $\mathfrak{sl}_n$-modules in positive characteristic with subregular nilpotent central character
Consider representations of $\mathfrak{sl}_n$ in positive characteristic with a subregular nilpotent central character $\chi$ (i.e. $\chi$ is a nilpotent matrix whose Jordan normal form has two blocks ...
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How do characters of representations in cohomology depend on the (positive-characteristic) field?
The following sentence appears in Jantzen - Representations of algebraic groups, 2nd edition, p. x, where $G$ is a reductive group over an algebraically closed field $k$, $B$ is a Borel subgroup, $T$ ...
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Is this blow-up a line bundle over the projective line
Let $R$ be the ring $\mathbb{C}[a,b,c,d]/(ac-b^2,bd-c^2,ad-bc)$. Let $I$ be the ideal of $R$ generated by $a,d$. Let $X=\operatorname{Spec}(R)$ and $\tilde{X}$ be the blow-up of the affine scheme $X$ ...
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Künneth formula for algebraic de Rham cohomology
Let $X$ and $Y$ be finite type schemes over a field $k$, and let $H^i(X/k)$ denote the $i$-th algebraic de Rham cohomology group of $X$ over $k$. I'm interested in the extent to which a Künneth ...
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Control on the locus of bad reduction for divisors
Let $X$ be a smooth variety over a number field $K$ and let $\mathcal X$ be a normal, projective model of $X$ over the ring of integers $O_K$.
Now assume that $D\subset X$ is an irreducible divisor ...
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Borel-Weil-Bott theorem for wonderful compactification in characteristic p
Are there any known results for a Borel-Weil-Bott theorem for the wonderful compactifications over characteristic $p$ (i.e., theorems that classify the cohomologies of all line bundles on a wonderful ...
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Automorphism groups of "reductive" Lie algebras in positive characteristic
I put "reductive" in quotes because, of course, in positive characteristic one should speak of Lie algebras of reductive groups, not of reductive Lie algebras.
Let $G$ be a reductive group ...
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Is the homotopy limit of derived schemes along affine maps a derived scheme?
The title question is true in the setting of ordinary limits and ordinary schemes; that is, given an inverse limit of schemes along affine maps, the limit still lives in the category of schemes.
I'd ...
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Non-noetherian Cartier Isomorphism
A result in positive characteristic is that if $R/\mathbb{F}_p$ is a smooth ring, then we have a Cartier isomorphism
$$\Omega_{R}^\bullet\cong H^\bullet(\Omega_R^\bullet)$$
which is essentially ...
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Terminology in log geometry
A log scheme consists of a scheme $X$, a sheaf of monoids $M_X$ on $X$, and a map $\alpha:M_X\to\mathcal O_X$ with the property that $\alpha^{-1}(\mathcal O_X^\times)\to\mathcal O_X^\times$ is an ...
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About finite dimensionality of Chow groups of zero cycles
Let $S$ be a connected smooth complex projective surface.
Let $Sym^{d}(S)$, $d\in \mathbb{Z}^+_0$, be the $d$-th symmetric product of $S$ parametrizing $0$-cycles of degree $d$.
Let $Sym^{d,d}(S)=...
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Conditions for long exact sequence for line bundles on curve to degenerate?
Let $\varphi:X\to Y$ be a morphism of schemes of relative dimension 1, and $\mathcal{L}' \xrightarrow{g} \mathcal{L}$ an injection of line bundles on $X$.
The sequence
$$0\to \mathcal{L}' \xrightarrow{...
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Monogenic function fields
Recall that a number field $K$ is said to be monogenic if its ring of integers is of the form $\mathbb{Z}[\alpha]$, or equivalently, if it has a power integral basis. There are many references one can ...
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What algebraic condition corresponds to injectivity of a morphism of varieties?
$\DeclareMathOperator{\Spec}{Spec}$
Let $X = \Spec A$, $Y = \Spec B$ be affine complex varieties, that is reduced $\mathbb{C}$-schemes of finite type. Equivalently we can say that $A$ and $B$ are ...
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Frobenius endomorphism is not flat
I am actually going through "Twenty four hours of local cohomology". They discuss the Frobenius endomorphism in Chapter 21. Here is the Exercise 21.6 which I am finding hard to solve:
Find a ...
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Looking for the exact and the precise statement of Ogus conjecture
I have been looking for several weeks for the exact and the precise statement of Ogus conjecture, but, I cannot find it.
The only book which made me discover the statement of this conjecture is that ...
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Colimits of the infinitesimal neighborhoods of symmetric product in the category of schemes
This problem is highly related to this one and in fact it is the same question applied to a very specific situation.
Given a smooth projective curve $C$, let $\text{Sym}^i(C)$ be the $i$-th symmetric ...
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Foundational question: to nonunitial commutative rings correspond to schemes?
Affine schemes correspond to unitial commutative rings, of course.
Further, let us draw upon the Gelfand correspondence, where commutative $C^*$-algebras are dual to compact hausdorff spaces. If we ...
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Equidimensional Morphism
I am reading the paper "Relative Cycles and Chow Sheaves" due to Suslin and Voevodsky. Here we have the following definition:
Definition 2.1.2.
A morphism of schemes $p:X\rightarrow S$ is ...
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A Subfunctor of Quot-functor compatible with pullbacks
Let $X$ be a smooth projective irreducible algebraic curve over field $k$. For $d,r,k,m >0$ the representable Quot scheme $\mathcal {Quot}_X^{r,d}(\mathcal{O}_X(m)^k)$ is given for
any test scheme $...
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Rank of the top Chow group
Let $X$ be a regular integal scheme of finite type over $\mathbb Z$ and assume that $X$ has dimension $d$. In general it is not known if the Chow groups $CH^q(X)$ ($q$ is the codimension) are finitely ...
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etale locally infinitesimal lifting property
For a morphism $X\rightarrow Y$ of qcqs schemes, one has the usual notion of formal smoothness which says that for a pair $(R,I)$ with $I^2=0$, if there is a point $y\in Y(R)$ such that $y_{\vert R/I}$...
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Closed map of schemes and Frobenius reciprocity
A map of locales $f : X \rightarrow Y$ is closed if it satisfies the reciprocity relation $f_*(f^*(X) \vee Y) \cong X \vee f_* (Y)$.
How can we express a that a map of schemes $f : X \rightarrow Y$ ...
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arithmetic del Pezzo surfaces in comparison with del Pezzo surfaces over a field
A del Pezzo surface is a smooth, 2-dimensional projective variety $X$ with ample anticanonical divisor, i.e. a 2-dimensional Fano variety.
I am interested in the arithmetic analogue, a 2-dimensional ...
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Resolution of pairs in characteristic p
Let $R$ be a complete DVR of characteristic $p$, say $R=\mathbb{F}_p[[t]]$, and $X$ be a reduced scheme of finite type over $R$. Let also $X_s$ denote the special fiber of $X$. If I understand ...
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Cohomology of a family of twisted cubic curves (Hartshorne III, 12.9.2)
I'm trying to understand following Example in Hartshorne (Chapter III, Example 9.8.2
& Example 12.9.2):
Let $X_1 \subset \mathbb{P}^{3}$ be a twisted cubic curve not containing the point
$(0:...:1)...
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Composing equal characteristic and mixed characteristic deformations
Suppose $k$ is an algebraically closed field of characteristic $p>0$ and $A$ is a $k$-point on a moduli space of certain objects over $k$. Suppose, moreover, that $A$ deforms to a $k[[t]]$-point $B$...
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Smoothness of Hilbert scheme of rational normal curves
I'm trying to solve Exercise 1.26 from the book "Moduli of Curves"
by Harris and Morrison on page 14:
Exercise (1.26) Determine the normal bundle to the rational normal
curve $C \subset \...
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$\mathscr Coh_{X|S} $ is algebraic and of finite type
Let $S$ be a Noetherian scheme and $X$ a projective $S$-scheme.
Reading Laumon-Moret--Bailly's "Champs Algebriques", Theorem 4.6.2.1:
$ \mathscr Coh_{X|S} $ and $ \mathscr Fib_{X|S,r} $ are ...
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Subschemes of the affine line over a domain
Let $R$ be a domain with affine spectrum $S$ and consider the scheme $X=\mathbb A^1_R=\operatorname {Spec}R[T] $ over $S$.
Let $P\subset R[T]$ be an ideal with $P\cap R=0$ and let $Y\subset X$ be the ...
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Necessary condition to extend a morphism of schemes
Consider two schemes $X,Y$ over a locally noetherian scheme $S$. Let $p \in X$ and assume that $X$ is irreducible and not affine spectrum of a semilocal ring.
We assume moreover we have a morphism $...
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Morphism between jet spaces smooth
In this article "Introduction to Jet Schemes and Arc Spaces" S. Ishii introduces the spaces of $m$-jets:
Let $X$ be a variety over algebraically closed field $k$. The space $X_m$ of $m$-jets ...
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On an application of the going-down theorem of Cohen-Seidenberg in Mumford
There is a following result in Mumford's red book of schemes (Chapter II Section 8). Here $R$ is a valuation ring with algebraically closed fraction field $k$.
Let $Z \subset \mathbb{P}^n_k$ be an ...
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Preserved invariants by a flat family
Let $X, C$ be schemes and $f: X \to C$ be a "flat family". That is $f$ is flat morphism. For sake of simplicity we can say that $f$ is surjective and $C$ is an irreducible curve that "parametrizes" ...
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Henselization and completions of local rings & schemes
That's the second part of my coarse becoming acquainted with Henselizations of fields and local rings. (in this question we focus on local rings as it is more algebro geometric motivated). So let $(R,...
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Finite Flat Group Scheme over a field $k$ of characteristic $0$ is always Etale
I have a question about a claim about classification of finite flat group schemes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_scheme#Finite_flat_group_schemes
A fin flat group scheme $G$ is of type $(a,b)$...
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Existence of an open dense of a connected scheme such that the preimage under a surjective finite etale map is connected
Let $K$ be a field, $G$ a smooth finite linear algebraic group over $K$, $X$ a proper reduced connected separated scheme of finite type over $K$, $g: Y \to X$ a connected etale $G$-torsor over $X$ (so ...
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Formally smooth maps of schemes and factorization systems
I am thinking about how formally smooth maps of schemes relate to factorization systems.
Let $C$ be the category of schemes. Let $E$ be the class of morphisms of schemes consisting of closed ...
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Spreading out a morphism of the generic fibers
Let $X$ and $Y$ be finite type schemes over $\mathrm{Spec} \mathbb{Z}$ and let $f_\xi : X_\xi \rightarrow Y_\xi$ be a morphism between the generic fibers. Then $f_\xi$ spreads out to a morphism $g_U : ...
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vanishing of higher algebraic de Rham cohomology and sheaves of differentials for singular curves
I'm looking for some results or references about de Rham cohomology of curves in less-than-optimal cases. The two vanishing results I care about are:
$H^{k}_{\text{dR}}(X) = 0$ for $k>2$, since $H^...
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Cohomology of sheaves on $X \cup_{Z} Y$
I am in the following situation, I have two schemes $X$, $Y$ and two closed immersions $Z \rightarrow Y$, $Z \rightarrow X$. Everything is smooth. I am interested in calculating morphisms in the ...
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How to deduce the following map between Zariski tangent spaces is surjective?
Let $f: X \rightarrow Y$ be a morphism of schemes: $X$, $Y$ are regular schemes, let $Z_1, Z_2$ be two closed regular subschemes of $Y$, let $x \in X \times_Y Z_2$ such that $y = f(x) \in Z_1 \cap Z_2$...
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Direct image functor commuting with infinite direct sum of sheaves
Normally I would think this kind of question doesn't belong on overflow, but I haven't been able to find an answer anywhere else, so perhaps it is not so trivial.
Let $f: X \rightarrow Y$ be a ...
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Direct sums of invertible sheaves commuting with global sections and the functor of points approach
I am looking at the Stacks Project's treatment of the functor of points for projective space.
Let's restrict to the case that $S$ is a graded ring, generated by $S_{1}$ as an $S_{0}$ algebra. The ...
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Tangent Space of Picard Scheme
Let $X$ be a scheme and it's Picard scheme $\underline{Pic}(X)$ exist. Denote by $\underline{Pic}^0(X)$ the connected component of the origin of
the Picard scheme. My question is what the geometric ...
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Functorial subscheme structure on non-locally closed subsets
If we have a scheme and a locally closed subset of the underlying topological space, then there is a canonical way to put a scheme structure on it so that the inclusion map can be upgraded to a ...
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Does the structure morphism matter in GAGA?
Let $X$ be an integral Noetherian separated scheme. Can there exist two morphisms of finite type $X\rightarrow \mathrm{Spec}\,\mathbb{C}$ such that the corresponding complex-analytic spaces are not ...
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Noetherian affine schemes for which localization computes the values of the structure sheaf
Is there a non-tautological characterization of the class of commutative unital Noetherian rings satisfying the following property: for any open subset $U$ of the topological space of $\mathrm{Spec}\,...
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Size of the ring of functions on open subschemes
This question consists of two related sub-questions.
Let $X$ be a Noetherian integral affine scheme. Under what assumptions on $X$ does every open subscheme of $X$ have a Noetherian ring of global ...
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