Questions tagged [chow-groups]
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For which varieties is the natural map from the Chow ring to integral cohomology an isomorphism?
My apologies if this question is too naive.
Let $X$ be a smooth projective complex variety. There is a natural map $A^{\bullet}(X) \to H^{2\bullet}(X)$ of graded rings from the Chow ring of $X$ to ...
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Weil conjectures for higher dimensional cycles?
Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over $\mathbb{F}_{q}$. For each pair of positive integers $n$ and $d$, let $\text{Chow}_{n,d}(X)$ denote the (coarse) moduli space of $n$-cycles of degree $d$ on ...
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Are Chow groups generated by local complete intersections?
Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over an algebraically closed field. The Chow group $\mathbb Q\mathrm{CH}^d(X)$ is $\mathbb Q$--linearly generated by irreducible subvarieties $Z \subseteq X$ of ...
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Chow rings of smooth toric varieties
In his 1987 article The geometry of toric varieties Danilov gives a combinatorial presentation of Chow rings of complete smooth toric varietes. Given a complete unimodular fan $\Sigma$ we have
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A^*(...
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Algebraic cycles, Chow spaces and Hilbert-Chow morphisms
In the sequel, let $S$ be a scheme, and $X$ a locally of finite type algebraic space over $S$.
In his thesis ([R1-R4]), David Rydh introduces, among several others, the notion of relative cycles on $...
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Chow ring of Hilbert scheme of 4 points in $\mathbb{P}^2$
What is known about the Chow ring of the Hilbert scheme of length 4 subschemes of $\mathbb{P}^2$?
I know there is work on cycles on Hilbert schemes in the literature, but I don't know what can be ...
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Commutativity of the Chow ring in positive characteristic
I was looking in Ravi Vakil's notes on Intersection Theory, Class 20, where he introduces the bivariant intersection theory, in particular the Chow ring $A^\ast (X)$.
On p. 2, he writes the following ...
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Do we know the Chow groups of spheres?
Let $k$ be a field (of char. not $2$) and $X_k=\text{Spec} (k[x_1,\cdots,x_n]/(x_1^2+\cdots +x_n^2-1))$. Do we know the Chow groups $A_i (X_k)$? I could not find any references, even for $X_{\mathbb ...
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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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When is the pullback in Chow groups defined?
This is the first time I ask a question on Mathoverflow, so I apologize in advance if it is not suitable/a duplicate/otherwise inappropriated.
I am thinking about Voevodsky's category of motives and ...
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Motivic $\mathbf{Z}(1)$
I know that the Bloch higher Chow complex, $\mathbf{Z}(i)_{\mathcal{M}}$, on a smooth scheme over a field $k$, reads, in degree $1$:
$$\mathbf{Z}(1)_{\mathcal{M}}\simeq\mathbf{G}_m[-1].$$
How to see ...
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Higher Chow groups for complete smooth intersections?
Let $F$ be a smooth complete intersection of $r$ hypersurfaces of degree $d_{1},\dots,d_{r}$ in $\mathbb{P}^{n+r}$ over an algebraic closed field. A classical result of A. Roitman says that the group ...
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Higher Chow groups revisited
Let $X$ be an algebraic variety over a field $k$.
Bloch defines the "algebraic singular complex" using the algebraic simplices
$$\Delta^n = \text{Spec}(k[x_0,\dots,x_n]/(x_0+x_1+\dots+x_n=1) \subset ...
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Chow ring of $E_7$ varieties
Consider a split algebraic group $G$ of type $E_7$ over a field of characteristic zero.
It is known that some subgroups $P_i$ of $G$, which are called parabolic, have the property that the object $G/...
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Why is $[l_1]+[l_2]+[l_3]$ a constant in $CH_0(F(X))$, where $F(X)$ is the Fano variety of lines of a cubic fourfold?
Let $X\subset \mathbb P^5$ be a cubic fourfold and $F(X)$ be its Fano varieties of lines. Let $\mathbb P^2$ be a plane such that the intersection $\mathbb P^2\cap X$ consists of three lines $L_1,L_2,$ ...
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Chow group and base change
Let $k$ be a field with algebraic closure $\overline{k}$. Let $f\colon X\to k$ be a smooth projective variety(geometrically connected) over $k$.
Is the base change map $$\phi_i\colon \mathrm{CH}^i(X)...
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Moduli of rational equivalent classes of 0-cycles
Let $X$ be a smooth variety over a field $k$ and I'd like to think about $CH_0(X)$ the 0-Chow group i.e. the group of rational equivalent classes of 0-cycles. I'm wondering if there is any reasonable ...
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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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on the Zariski sheafification of Quillen's K-theory
Let $X$ be a smooth k-variety and denote by $K_n$ Quillen's K-theory sheaf, that is: the Zariski sheaf on $X$ associated to the presheaf $U \mapsto K_n(U)$.
The Bloch-Quillen formula says that $CH^n(...
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$l$-dependence of the group of homologically zero cycles
Consider the class map $$cl:CH^i(X)\to H^{2i}_{cont}(X,\mathbb{Z}_l(i))$$ where the RHS is the continuous etale cohomology(defined by Jannsen in his paper "Continuous etale cohomology"). In this paper ...
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About the decomposition of a Chow group of a variety
I would like that someone helps me to find an article on the net treating the following decomposition : $ \mathrm{CH}^k (X)_{ \mathbb{Q} } = \displaystyle\bigoplus_{ i + j = k } \mathrm{CH}^{i,j} (X) $...
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examples of Chow rings of surfaces
Can somone provide me (articles/literature) with examples of Chow rings of surfaces?
(e.g. here: http://www.math.uni-bonn.de/people/huybrech/K3Global.pdf Chapter 9)
What I want is a list of (smooth ...
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Are Chow groups invariant under universal homeomorphisms?
Let $f:X\to Y$ be a universal homeomorphism of schemes, $R$ a coefficient ring. Which assumptions on $f$ and $R$ are suffient to ensure that the pullback map $f^*$ of $R$-linear Chow groups is ...
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Chow group over function field and algebraic equivalence
It is known that for smooth projective varieties $X,Y$ over $k=\bar k,$ $$CH^d(X_{k(Y)})=\varinjlim_{U\subset Y\ open}CH^d(X\times_k U)$$
I was wondering whether there was such an equality with ...
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Question regarding intersection product in Chow group of $\mathbb{P}^n\times\mathbb{P}^m $
Assume we are working over complex numbers. Let $\pi:\mathbb{P}^n\times\mathbb{P}^m\rightarrow \mathbb{P}^n (m,n>0)$ be the first projection. Suppose we are given a vector bundle $E$ over $\mathbb{...
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Proper locally trivial bundle is injective on Chow groups
If $X\to Y$ is a map of varieties that is Zariski-locally isomorphic to a projection $U\times P\to U$ with $P$ (smooth) proper, I think the pullback $A_{\bullet}(Y)\to A_{\bullet}(X)$ is supposed to ...
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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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A question on Grothendieck Riemann Roch
As an exercise for myself I wanted to check GRR in the following situation. Consider $P:X \rightarrow B$ to be an Weierstrass elliptic fibration with a section, and $X\times_B X$ be the fiber product ...
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Obstruction to get a galois invariant cycle
Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over a finite field $k$, $G=Gal(\bar{k}/k)$ and $\Gamma\in CH^i(\bar{X})$ such that:
$cl(\Gamma) \in H_{et}^{2i}(\bar{X},\mathbb{Z}_l(i))^G$ and
$\exists$ $...
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Proper pushforward of algebraic cycles
Let $f:X\to Y$ be a finite surjective morphism of smooth integral projective varieties over an algebraically closed field $k$ of characteristic 0. Denote by $CH_i(W):=Z_i(W)/\sim$ the Chow group of $i$...
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Chow groups of locally trivial affine fibrations
Let $X$ be an algebraic variety over an algebraically closed field $k$ of characteristic $0$.
A locally trivial $\mathbf{A}^n$-fibration is a morphism $\pi \colon Y \to X$ such that $\pi^{-1}(U)\cong ...
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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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Pull-back of algebraic cycles
Since today is the Chow-variety day, I'm going to ask my question here.
Suppose I have a smooth projective variety $X$ over a field of characteristic zero, and a smooth hyperplane $p: H\...