Questions tagged [chow-groups]
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Which field extensions do not affect Chow groups?
Let $X$ be a (say, smooth projective) variety over a field $k$. For which $K$ it is known that the ("ordinary", that is, not higher) Chow groups of $X$ map onto that of $X_K$ bijectively?
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Relative Chow groups
Most cohomologies have the notion of cohomology with support on a closed subspace, and also cohomology with compact support. In general, for any morphism $f\colon Y\to Z$ the inverse image fits into a ...
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Motivic cohomology of a point
I was wondering how much is known about the integral motivic cohomology groups of $\mathrm{Spec}\, k$, $H^{n,p}_{\mathrm{mot}}(\mathrm{Spec}\, k,\mathbb{Z})$. One knows that $H^{n,n}_{\mathrm{mot}}(\...
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problematic proof of the moving lemma, second part ?
I have heard several times that the proof of the second part of the Chow's moving lemma (of algebraic geometry), is problematic; and that this is the reason Fulton, Intersection theory,
does not use ...
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Chow ring of $E_7$ varieties
Consider a split algebraic group $G$ of type $E_7$ over a field of characteristic zero.
It is known that some subgroups $P_i$ of $G$, which are called parabolic, have the property that the object $G/...
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Why is $[l_1]+[l_2]+[l_3]$ a constant in $CH_0(F(X))$, where $F(X)$ is the Fano variety of lines of a cubic fourfold?
Let $X\subset \mathbb P^5$ be a cubic fourfold and $F(X)$ be its Fano varieties of lines. Let $\mathbb P^2$ be a plane such that the intersection $\mathbb P^2\cap X$ consists of three lines $L_1,L_2,$ ...
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Motives with compact support, Chow groups and proper pushforward maps
In Motivic cohomology of smooth geometrically cellular varieties (1999), Corollary 3.5, Bruno Kahn proves the following statement. Consider a cellular variety $X$ (i.e. it admits a filtration by ...
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Applications of Chow rings of classifying spaces in algebraic geometry
For an algebraic group $G$, the Chow ring of its classifying space $BG$, in the sense of
Totaro, The Chow ring of a classifying space
has been computed in many cases. Is there any interesting ...
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Divisibility properties of Chow groups (beyond Roitman's theorem)
For affine varieties over separably closed fields, there are classical vanishing theorems for cohomology. For an affine variety $X$ of dimension $d$ over $\mathbb{C}$, we have ${\rm H}^i_{\rm sing}(X(\...
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Fulton's pullback vs. Pullback via Gersten complexes vs. Pullback coming from motivic homotopy SH(k)
Let $f: X \rightarrow Y$ be a morphism of smooth projective $k$-schemes (let's assume $f$ flat or even smooth). There is pullback in Fulton's style $f^*_{Ful}: CH^p(Y) \rightarrow CH^p(X)$ given by $[...
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Non-universally trivial Chow group of zero-cycles on Fano hypersurfaces
Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over a field $k$. By (one) definition, the Chow group of zero-cycles $CH_0(X)$ is universally trivial if, for every field extension $k \subset K$, the degree map ...
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Is the group of homologically trivial cycles in a variety over a finite field torsion?
Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over $\mathbb{F}_q$. Is any cycle in the Chow group $CH^i(X)$ which is trivial in $\ell$-adic cohomology automatically torsion? For abelian varieties I believe ...
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Specialization map Chow groups preserves algebraic equivalence
Let $R$ be a discrete valuation ring with fraction field $K$ and residue field $k$.
Let $\pi\colon X\rightarrow \text{Spec}(R)$ be a smooth projective morphism with geometrically integral fibers.
In ...
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Chow group of different reductions of a smooth projective variety
Let $(R,\mathfrak{m},k)$ be a discrete valuation ring with fraction field $K$. Let $X/K$ be a smooth projective variety.
Let $\mathcal{X},\mathcal{X}'$ be smooth projective models of $X$ over $R$. Let ...
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homologically trivial $1$-cycles and surfaces
Let $X$ be a smooth (complex) threefold and $\gamma\in {\rm CH}_1(X)$ a homologically trivial $1$-cycle. Is there a way to construct a (singular) surface $S\subset X$ supporting $\gamma$ such that, ...
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Homotopical enhancements of cycle class maps
Fix a smooth projective variety $X$ over the complex numbers.
We write $H^n(X,\mathbf{Z}(d)) = \text{CH}^d(X, 2d-n)$ for Bloch's higher Chow groups.
Notation
For a field $k$, recall $\Delta^n_{k} :=...
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Motivic Interpretation of Rationally Trivial Cycles
The Chow groups are defined by taking groups of cycles modulo rationally trivial cycles. One then has a cycle class map to etale cohomology (over the base field), and for a number field, one expects ...
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Generalized linear systems
Let $X$ be an algebraic variety and let $Z\subset X$ be a subvariety. Let $[Z]$ be the class defined by $Z$ in the Chow group. Let $L(Z)$ be set of effective algebraic cycles on $X$ linearly ...
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Reference request: inverse image in singular homology as in Chow groups
I come from algebraic geometry and I have trouble finding a reference to check the construction of the inverse image in singular homology, analogous to that of the Chow groups. Let me be more precise:
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Locus where a family of cycles is rationally trivial is countable union of closed subvarieties?
Following up on this question which received a negative answer, I wonder if something weaker is true.
We work in the same set-up as the previous question. Let $B$ be a smooth quasi-projective variety ...
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Do Weil cohomology theories for schemes over arbitrary rings exist, and do the standard theorems (Lefschetz fixed point, Tr. Formula etc.) still hold?
A Weil cohomology theory is a functor that assigns to a smooth projective variety $X$ of dimension $d$ over a field $k$ a graded ring of cohomology groups with values in a field $K$ of characteristic $...
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Pushforward and pullback on the level of Chow varieties
Let $X$ and $Y$ be complex projective varieties. Let's assume we have a finite flat morphism $f:X\rightarrow Y$ of degree $k$. We know that it is possible to pullback and also pushforward algebraic
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Are cubical higher Chow groups of field $CH^{n-1}(F,n)$ generated by linear cycles?
In the paper "The linearization of higher Chow cycles of dimension one" W. Gerdes proved that Higher Chow homology group $CH^{n-1}(F,n)=H^{n}(z^{n-1}(F,*))$ are generated by linear cycles.
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Descent and Chow groups
One of the features of the $\mathbb{A}^1$-homotopy theory is the existence of the motivic Eilenberg-MacLane space $K(\mathbb{Z}(n),2n)$ such that for $k$-schemes $X$, we have
$$[X,K(\mathbb{Z}(n),2n)]\...
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Relations between rational algebraic K-theory and Chow groups
A consequence of Grothendieck's Riemann-Roch Theorem is the fact that the Chern character induces an isomorphism between algebraic
$ch: K_{0}(X) \otimes \mathbb{Q} \stackrel{\cong}{\rightarrow} C H^{*...
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The Chow ring of a blow-up along a badly embedded subscheme
Let $X$ be a variety and $i:Y\hookrightarrow X$ be a regularly embedded closed subvariety, and write $\tilde X$ for $Bl_Y X$ the blow-up of $X$ along $Y$. Let $A^*(X)$ refer to the Fulton-Macpherson ...
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Chern class map and the exponential sequence
Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over the complex numbers, and
$$c^1_X : \text{NS}(X)\to H^2_{\rm Betti}(X,\mathbf{Z}(1))$$
the first cycle map to Betti cohomology. The cokernel $\text{coker}(c^...
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Tate's conjecture for arithmetic schemes
Tate's conjecture is about a map from Chow groups of a smooth projective variety $X$ to the $l$-adic cohomology i.e. $CH^n(X)\rightarrow (H^{2n}(\bar{X}, \mathbb{Q}_l(n)))^G$ where $G$ is the Galois ...
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Composition of correspondences pulled back to $\mathrm{CH}_0$
Let $X,Y,Z$ be varieties. Given two correspondences $\Gamma_1 \subset X \times Y$ and $\Gamma_2 \subset Y \times Z$ there is a composition,
$$ [\Gamma_1] \circ [\Gamma_2] = \pi_{13 *} (\pi_{12}^* [\...
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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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Motivic complexes associated to adequate equivalence relations
Motivic cohomology sheaves $\mathbb{Z}(n)$ are homotopy invariant sheaves with transfers (under finite maps) and they satisfy excision long exact sequence when everything is smooth. The motivic ...
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Generic rank of proper pushforward of the trivial line bundle
Given a proper surjective morphism $f:X\rightarrow Y$ where $X$ and $Y$ are smooth projective varieties. The proper pushforward $f_!$ is the homomorphism that sends the class of a coherent sheaf $M$ ...
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Homological and rational adequate equivalences for product of curves
There is a variant of Standard Conjecture D for projective varieties over finite fields. It claims that rational and homological equivalences are equivalent on cycles after tensoring with $\mathbb{Q}$....
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Localization of Chow groups and flat base change
For any flat morphism $f:X\rightarrow Y$, we have a flat pullback of Chow groups
$$Ch^i(Y)\rightarrow Ch^i(X).$$
A particular example of this is of course an open immersion $U\rightarrow X$. In that ...
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Few questions about the algebraic cycles and the conjectures of Beilinson and Tate
I have three slightly related questions about algebraic cycles which I am just going to list them. I'd really appreciate any answers:
1) Is there any example of a smooth projective variety $X$ over a ...
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Computing Chow group of a variety which is almost a blow-up of another variety
Let $X$ be a normal complex projective variety (not necessarily smooth), and let $Y$ be a smooth complex projective variety. Let $Z\subset X$ be a smooth closed subvariety. I have a morphism which is ...
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Vanishing of Chow groups in high codimension
Let $X$ be a smooth affine variety of dimension $n>2$ over $\mathbb{C}$. From the examples I have seen (admittedly very little) it seems to me that these varieties don't have torsion classes a ...
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Chow group of a pair
In a paper by S. Landsburg the (higher) Chow groups of a pair $(X,Y)$ are defined when $Y$ is a smooth closed subvariety of a smooth variety $X$ as follows.
We consider the sub-complex $z^{*}(X;.)_{Y}...
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Specialization maps for Chow groups
Let $S$ be a finite type regular integral affine scheme of finite type over $\text{Spec}(\mathbf{Z})$, and $\mathcal{X}\to S$ a smooth projective morphism. Let $\eta$ be the generic point of $S$, $s\...
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Codimension restrictions on intersections
This is a question I stumbled across earlier this week. I see a similar one has been asked here.
Suppose I have a smooth quasi projective variety $X$ over a field $K$, and I call $\text{Chow}^r(X\...
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Weil restriction of cycles and norm algebra
This question is on a concrete descrption of weil restricton of an affine algebra.
Let L/K be a Galois extension. Since I only care about the quadratic case, we may assume that $\Gamma:=\operatorname{...
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Computing Chow groups of affine, simplicial toric varieties
Let $k$ be an algebraically closed field. Let $X$ be an $n$-dimensional affine, simplicial toric variety over $k$. There exists an $n$-dimensional simplicial cone $\sigma$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$ such that $...
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Paper request: Alberto Collino, Griffiths’ infinitesimal invariant and higher K-theory on hyperelliptic Jacobians
I am trying to locate a copy of the paper by Alberto Collino titled "Griffiths’ infinitesimal invariant and higher K-theory on hyperelliptic Jacobians".
I can neither download nor purchase ...
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Vanishing of chow group of 0-cycles for affine, simplicial toric varieties
Let $k$ be an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero.
Let $X$ be an affine, simplicial toric variety over $k$.
If $X$ has dimension one, then it is the affine line over the field $k$, so ...
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Chow ring of simplicial toric varieties
Let $k$ be an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero. Let $X$ be a simplicial toric variety over $k$. In the 2011 book Toric Varieties by Cox, Little and Schenck, there is a theorem that ...
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Locus where a family of cycles is rationally trivial is closed?
Let $B$ be a smooth quasi-projective variety over a field of characteristic zero.
Let $\pi\colon \mathcal{X} \rightarrow B$ be a smooth and projective morphism with geometrically integral fibres. Let $...
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Bloch's higher Chow group as relative ordinary Chow group
If X is a variety and $Y\subset X$ is a closed subscheme then one can define relative Chow group. The definition is follows: there is subcomplex $\psi_Y\colon z^r_Y(X,*)\hookrightarrow z^r(X,*)$ of ...
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Universal properties for Bloch's higher Chow groups
I work in the category of varieties over some field of characteristic zero. Assume that for any variety I can define the group $\widetilde{CH}^r(X,n)$ which behave like classical Bloch's higher Chow ...
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Interpretation of Tate conjecture using motivic homotopy
For a smooth projective variety $X$ over a field $k$ the Tate conjecture says that the cycle class maps
$$CH^i(X)\otimes \mathbb{Q}_l \to H^{2i}(X_{\bar{k}},\mathbb{Q}_l(i))^{G_k}$$
are surjective. To ...
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A question on the Chow group on stacks
Let $X$ be a separated Deligne-Mumford stack finite type over the ground field. Then there is a Chow group $A_*(X)$ of $X$ which is well-behaved under flat pull-back, defined as follows.
Let $\...
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