Questions tagged [condensed-mathematics]
Condensed mathematics of Clausen and Scholze. Closely related to the pyknotic mathematics of Barwick and Haine.
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Nonconvexity and discretization
Edit: Here's a more down-to-earth, and somewhat weakened, but I believe still nontrivial, version of the main theorem.
Prototypical nonconvex spaces are $\ell^p$-spaces for $0<p<1$, say $\ell^p(\...
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Clausen–Scholze's Theorem 9.1 of Analytic.pdf, in view of light condensed sets, AKA is the Liquid Tensor Experiment easier now?
In the recent lecture series run jointly from IHÉS and Bonn, Clausen and Scholze have reworked—again—their foundations of geometry to focus attention on not arbitrary condensed sets and solid modules ...
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What actually is the idea behind the condensed mathematics?
Condensed mathematics is the (potential) unification of various mathematical subfields, including topology, geometry, and number theory. It asserts that analogs in the individual fields are instead ...
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What is the precise relationship between pyknoticity and cohesiveness?
Pyknotic and condensed sets have been introduced recently as a convenient framework for working with topological rings/algebras/groups/modules/etc. Recently there has been much (justified) excitement ...
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Is there a proof of Hodge theory using condensed mathematics?
As is well known, many results in complex geometry "feel" algebraic (and often have statements which are "completely algebraic") but only have "transcendental" proofs (i....
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Are there (enough) injectives in condensed abelian groups?
The question is very simple : does $Cond(\mathbf{Ab})$, the category of condensed abelian groups (as defined in Scholze's Lectures in Condensed Mathematics), have enough injectives ?
Does it, in fact, ...
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Infinity-categorical analogue of compact Hausdorff
Recently I became through this mathoverflow question aware of the article Codensity and the ultrafilter monad by Tom Leinster. There he shows that the ultrafilter monad on the category $\mathrm{Set}$ ...
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Condensed criterion for sheafiness of adic spaces
Multiple times in talks about condensed mathematics (e.g. the Masterclass talks, Clausen's RAMpAGe talk), it is stated that the derived structure sheaf given by the condensed formalism "fixes&...
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Condensed vs pyknotic vs consequential
As is probably clear from my previous questions, I am coming to "condensed mathematics" from the naive perspective of a category theorist, without much knowledge of the intended applications ...
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Expected applications of condensed mathematics
As a student of algebraic geometry (in an advanced stage, but still far from an expert on anything), I am quite excited about learning some condensed mathematics. I have been told that the theory has ...
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Derived categories and $\infty$-categories necessary for condensed mathematics
I am reading the three texts on condensed mathematics by Scholze and Clausen. I am also interested in paper "A $p$-adic 6-functor formalism in rigid-analytic geometry" by Lucas Mann.
To ...
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Breen-Deligne packages and the liquid tensor experiment
I am trying to understand some things about Condensed Mathematics and the Liquid Tensor Experiment. The aim of the LTE is to provide a formalised proof of Theorem 9.4 in Scholze's paper Lectures on ...
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Mixing solids and liquids
Is there a nontrivial way to consider products of archimedean and non-archimedean spaces in the context of Clausen–Scholze's analytic geometry?
Context: Last week during a conference in Essen (School ...
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Examples of solid abelian groups
I am reading through Clausen's and Scholze's Lectures on condensed mathematics. I am struggling to understand the concept of solid abelian groups so I am looking for some examples.
Is the underlying ...
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What are the points (and generalized points) of the topos of condensed sets?
What are the topos points of $\mathrm{CondSet}$, i.e. the geometric morphisms $\mathrm{Set} \to \mathrm{CondSet}$?
More generally, is there a concise description of the geometric morphisms $\mathcal{E}...
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Why strong limit cardinals in the definition of condensed sets?
A condensed set à la Clausen–Scholze is, as far as I understand it, a small sheaf on the large site of profinite spaces. In Scholze's notes they are described as being objects of a category that is a ...
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Reference request for condensed math
I am trying to follow the beautiful notes by Peter Scholze on condensed mathematics (https://www.math.uni-bonn.de/people/scholze/Condensed.pdf)
I am noting that the hard time that I am getting is a ...
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Is there a good theory of solid vector spaces?
Lately I have become interested in solid $F$-modules where $F$ is some discrete field. Ideally, one would want a category that is as nicely behaved as solid abelian groups or solid $\mathbb{F_p}$-...
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Is there a condensed / pyknotic refinement of the shape of an $\infty$-topos?
Let $\mathcal E$ be an $\infty$-topos. Recall that Lurie defines the shape of $\mathcal E$ as the left-exact, accessible functor $\Gamma \Delta: Spaces \to Spaces$ where $\Delta: Spaces^\to_\leftarrow ...
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$\infty$-topoi versus condensed anima
Let $ExDisc_\kappa$ denote the category of $\kappa$-small extremally disconnected topological spaces (for now fix a strong limit cardinal $\kappa$). There's a functor $ExDisc_\kappa \to \mathsf{RTop}$ ...
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Condensed mathematics and independence results
I recently saw a paper on ``condensed mathematics'', in which I found the following quote interesting (see Condensed Mathematics: The internal Hom of condensed sets and condensed abelian groups and a ...
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Condensed / pyknotic sets in terms of forcing over Boolean-valued models of set theory / multiverse concepts?
Here is one way of saying what a pyknotic set is. Fix an inaccessible cardinal $\kappa$, and let $Proj_\kappa$ be the category of $\kappa$-small, extremally disconnected compact Hausdorff spaces. ...
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Uniform spaces as condensed sets
$\DeclareMathOperator\Hom{Hom}\DeclareMathOperator\Unif{Unif}\DeclareMathOperator\CHaus{CHaus}\DeclareMathOperator\Set{Set}\DeclareMathOperator\op{op}\DeclareMathOperator\Ind{Ind}\DeclareMathOperator\...
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Are the “topologies” arising from constructive type theories with quotients actually condensed sets?
This is the second in a pair of questions. For the other see Are representations in computable analysis the equivalent to countably-generated condensed sets?.
Dustin Clausen and Peter Scholze have a ...
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Witt vectors, the cotangent complex, and a solid construction of $B_{dR}^+$
In a remarkable lecture delivered on October 29th: New Foundations for functional analysis, Dustin Clausen suggests at the 40 minute mark a remarkable new construction interpretation of Fontaine's ...
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Properties of pyknotic sets
In Peter Johnstone's 1979 paper On a topological topos, he proposed the topos of sheaves on the full subcategory of topological spaces spanned by the single object $\mathbb{N}_\infty$, the one-point ...
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Are condensed sets (locally) cartesian closed?
The category of condensed sets is the colimit of the toposes of $\kappa$-condensed sets over all cardinals $\kappa$, or equivalently the category of "small sheaves" on the large site of all ...
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On the classification of second-countable Stone spaces
Let $X$ be a Stone space (i.e. totally disconnected compact Hausdorff). Then the following are equivalent:
$X$ is second countable
$X$ is metrizable
$X$ has countably many clopen subsets
$X$ is an ...
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Are condensed vector spaces over finite fields always solid?
The Clausen-Scholze theory of condensed mathematics offers an abelian category with enough projective objects that embraces the study of arbitrary locally compact (and Hausdorff) groups. The behaviour ...
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Condensed / pyknotic approach to orbifolds?
Does condensed / pyknotic mathematics afford an (yet!) another approach to orbifold theory?
Let me admit up-front that I don't know much about either condensed / pyknotic mathematics or about orbifold ...
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Computations in condensed mathematics, page 32-34
I started reading the Lectures on Condensed Mathematics. I am looking at the material at page 32-34. I have three fundamental computation questions:
At the last line of pg 32 - it seems to imply that ...
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Noncommutative condensed sets
Ignoring set-theoretic problems, we can see condensed sets as sheaves of compact Hausdorff spaces. Using Gelfand Duality we obtain an equivalence of categories
\begin{align*} \mathrm{CHaus}^{\mathrm{...
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Cohesion relative to a pyknotic/condensed base
Something that usefully emerged for me from this discussion and follow-up MO question is that rather than see cohesiveness and condensedness/pyknoticity in rivalry with one another, as my initial ...
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How much condensed mathematics can be founded on finite order arithmetic (or ETCS) instead of ZFC?
I recently learnt from David Roberts' answer that, there is a way, due to Colin McLarty, to set up the foundations on finite order arithmetic for EGA & SGA. In particular, all usages of ...
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On the connections between condensed mathematics and homotopy theory
I have a few questions, but they're not properly formulated just yet, but they stem from a few simple facts :
In homotopy theory, the homotopy hypothesis postulates that topological spaces (up to ...
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A hypercover of profinite sets as a limit of hypercovers of finite sets
This is about a rather concrete problem that occurs in the middle of a lecture by Scholze. First I'll refer to the lecture, but then I'll state the problem.
In https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
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Are representations in computable analysis the equivalent to countably-generated condensed sets?
This is the first in a pair of questions. For the other see here.
Dustin Clausen and Peter Scholze have a theory of condensed sets, which is a slightly different take on topology. For most cases, ...
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Derived category of abelian sheaves on a site equivalent to sheaves on the derived category of abelian groups
Reading Scholze's notes on Condensed Mathematics it is mentioned that when considered as $\infty$-categories,
$$ D(\operatorname{Cond(Ab)}) \cong \operatorname{Cond}(D(\operatorname{Ab}))$$
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Compactly supported sections of coherent sheaves and the dualizing complex
Suppose $U$ is a (possibly singular) scheme and $X$ is a compactification (potentially unnecessary at least in characteristic $0$). Let $\pi:X\to *$ be the map to the point (though one can consider ...
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Relation between ProCoh and solid modules
There are two languages endow the theory of coherent sheaves with a six functor formalism (that I "know" of), one being formulated in $\text{ProCoh}(X)$ by Deligne and the other being $D(\...
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Sheaf of compact Hausdorff spaces but not a condensed anima
Consider the site $\mathbf{CHaus}$ of compact Hausdorff spaces together with the finitely jointly surjective families of maps as coverings. Restriction induces an equivalence of categories $$ \mathbf{...
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Analytification of DG-categories over $\mathbb C$?
In recent notes of complex geometry by Clausen–Scholze, they gave a theory of analytification of finite type $\mathbb C$-schemes. It seems to me that there is a non-commutative analogue which works ...
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Nonabelian variants of the Breen-Deligne resolution
The Breen-Deligne resolution is an unusual functorial resolution of an abelian group A by finite direct sums of free abelian groups of the form $\Bbb Z[A^n] = Free_{Ab}(A^n)$. It makes several ...
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Condensed Pontryagin duality
Has Pontryagin duality been extended to condensed abelian groups? The obvious approach being to define $\hat M$ as the internal hom to the circle group. Is it true that $\hat{\hat M}=M$ with this ...
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Solidification of free abelian group on compact Hausdorff space
In the lecture notes on condensed mathematics the solidification of the free condensed abelian group $\mathbb{Z}[S]$ on a profinite set $S$ is defined as the inverse limit $\lim_{\leftarrow} \mathbb{Z}...
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Different definitions of condensed sets
The $\kappa$-condensed sets are defined as the sheaves on the site of profinite spaces of cardinality less than $\kappa$ (with $\kappa$ an uncountable strong limit cardinal) with morphisms the ...
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CG spaces from the perspective of sheaves over compact Hausdorff spaces
A compactly generated space is a space $X$ such that $f : X \rightarrow Y$ is continuous if and only if $K \rightarrow X \stackrel{f}{\rightarrow} Y$ is continuous for each compact hausdorff space $K$....
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What is the reason for $f_!$ not preserving discrete objects?
Let $A$ be a finitely generated $\mathbb{Z}$-algebra and let
$f: \operatorname{Spec} A \rightarrow \operatorname{Spec} \mathbb{Z}$ be the canonical map.
On pg. 53, Thm. 8.2 of https://www.math.uni-...
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Condensed categories vs categories (co)tensored with condensed sets
I am not sure how to solve set-theoretic issues properly, so let me first ignore them.
There are two notions, probably closely related:
Condensed categories, i.e. condensed objects in the category of ...
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Algebraizing topology and analysis via condensed mathematics
I asked this question on Mathematics Stackexchange, but one of the users suggested that I ask this question at MathOverflow.
I've just come across a Twitter thread by Laurent Fargues explaining a work ...
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