Questions tagged [deformation-theory]
for questions about deformation theory, including deformations of manifolds, schemes, Galois representations, and von Neumann algebras.
25 questions from the last 365 days
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Natural transformation and Hochschild cohomology
I am reading the lecture note by Căldăraru:https://arxiv.org/pdf/math/0501094, in the last chapter of this note, he said that we should consider dg category instead of the derived category of coherent ...
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Deformation of Category via Hochschild Homology
Given a $\mathbb{C}$-linear category $\mathrm{C}$, let’s understand $\mathbf{HH}(\mathrm{C})$, the Hochschild homology of $\mathrm{C}$ as natural transformation. Then for any $A\in \mathbf{HH}(\mathrm{...
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On descending a section of a morphism between schemes from formal completion to étale local
Here's the case, which arises from the context of doing infinitesimal deformation. Given a DVR $(S,\mathfrak{m},\kappa)$ we have the completion $\hat{S}$ with respect to $\mathfrak{m}$. Say we have a ...
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Is the deformation of a $C^{\infty}$-manifold over Artin local algebra trivial?
$\DeclareMathOperator\Spec{Spec}$Let $X$ be a compact $C^{\infty}$-manifold without boundary. Let $(A,m)$ be a Artin local $\mathbb{C}$-algebra such that $A/m\cong \mathbb{C}$. Intuitively, a ...
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A possible application of deformation theory?
Let $f : \mathbb{R}^{n} \to \mathbb{R}$ be a real-valued polynomial function. Consider the family of real algebraic sets:
$$
V_c = f^{-1}(c), \quad c \in (-1,1).
$$
I am interested in determining how ...
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On the degeneration of the elliptic surface $E(n)$
The following matter should be widely known (if true). I am sorry for my ignorance!
For the natural $n$, let $E(n)$ be the corresponding elliptic surface.
In the analytic world, there exists a well-...
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Perfect complexes in a family
Consider a simple normal crossings variety $X=\bigcup_{i=1}^k X_i$ over $\mathbb{C}$ where $X_i$ are smooth projectiv and a flat family $\mathcal{X}\xrightarrow{\pi}\mathbb{A}^1_{\mathbb{C}}$ with $\...
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Infinity-morphisms for operadic algebras
Is there an already studied notion of $\infty$-morphism between algebras over a quasi-free operad $P = (T(E), \partial)$?
If the operad $P$ is Koszul, or of the form $\Omega C$ for $C$ a cooperad, ...
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Explicit expression of simultaneous resolution of semi-universal deformation of ADE singularity
Denote the semi-universal deformation of ADE singularity by $\mathcal{Y}\to\mathfrak{h}^{\mathbb{C}}/W$, where $\mathfrak{h}^{\mathbb{C}}$ is the complex Cartan algebra of root system of type ADE and $...
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$H^2(X,T_X)=0$ implies the Frölicher spectral sequence degenerates at $E_1$?
Let $X$ be a compact complex manifold, if $X$ satisfies $H^2(X,T_X)=0$, then it is well-known that the Kuranishi space of $X$ is smooth by Kodaira and Spencer's deformation theory. On the other hand, ...
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Birational deformations of holomorphic symplectic manifolds
Let $X$ and $X'$ be birational holomorphic symplectic manifolds. Then the birational morphism between them identifies $H^2(X)$ with $H^2(Y)$. The period space of $X$ is defined to be a subset of $\...
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What is the DGLA controlling deformations of a group representation?
Fix a (discrete) group $G$, characteristic zero field $k$ and representation $\rho_0: G \to \mathrm{GL}_n(k)$. I want to consider the formal deformations of $\rho_0$.
My understanding is there is a ...
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Quantisation of shifted cotangent bundles
The cotangent bundle $T^*X$ of a smooth space $X$ quantises (e.g. in the deformation quantisation sense) to the sheaf $D_X$ of differential operators on $X$.
What is the analogous quantisation of the ...
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Reference request: Schlessinger's Thesis
Does anyone have a copy of Schlessinger's Thesis (not his paper "Functors of Artin Rings")
As other posters have mentioned, this document is cited in Deligne-Rapoport's "Les schemas de ...
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Drinfeld centres and formal moduli problems
If $\mathcal{P}$ is a sufficiently nice operad, then by [Higher Algebra, 5.3] you can form its centre:
$$\mathcal{Z}_{\mathcal{P}}\ :\ \mathcal{P}\text{-Alg}\ \to\ \mathbf{E}_1\text{-Alg}(\mathcal{P}\...
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Infinitesimal neighborhood and Ext group
$\DeclareMathOperator\Ext{Ext}$Let $X$ be a smooth projective complex variety and $\iota\colon Y\subset X$ be a smooth closed subvariety. It is well-known that there is a spectral sequence
$$E_2^{p,q}=...
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Absolute irreducibility implies free action on framed universal deformation ring
Let $\overline{\rho}: G\longrightarrow \text{GL}_n(\mathbb{F}_p)$ be a residual representation of the Galois group of a number field. Let $R_{\overline{\rho}}^{\square,\text{univ}}$ be the universal ...
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Extension of MMP from the central fiber to some neighborhood
I was reading Professor Kollár's paper deformation of varieties of general type (here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.10986 )
There is a theorem about the extension of MMP step when the central fiber has ...
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One question about Manetti surface
I am reading Ascher-Devleming-Liu's paper "Wall crossing for K-moduli spaces of plane curves" theorem 5.2 ADL19 and l have some confusions about the proof.
Theorem 5.2 states that fixed a ...
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Question about pro-representable Automorphism functor in Sernesi's "Deformations of algebraic schemes" with trivial relative Tangent space
Let $k$ be an algebraically closed field of arbitrary characteristic, $R$ a complete local noetherian, but non Artinian (see #Edit below for justification) $k$-algebra with residue field $k$ and $S$ a ...
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Hodge coniveaux of Calabi-Yau manifolds
Let $X$ be a strict compact Calabi-Yau manifold of dimension $n$. By this, I mean that $X$ is a simply connected projective manifold whose holomorphic forms are generated by a nowhere zero top degree ...
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Is the completed tensor product (over a complete dvr) of two reduced complete Noetherian local rings again reduced?
To be more specific, Let $\mathcal{O}$ be a finite extension of $\mathbb{Z}_{p}$. Let $A=\mathcal{O}[[X_{1},\ldots, X_{n}]]/\left( f_{1},\ldots,f_{r}\right) $ and $B=\mathcal{O}[[Y_{1},\ldots, Y_{m}]]/...
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Cokernel of map of dual of sheaves of differentials/deformations
Let $C$ be a nodal projective curve over an algebraically closed field of genus at least $2$. There are two natural "differential objects" one can consider: The sheaf of differentials $\...
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Formal neighborhood of isolated singularity via DAG
I work over a field of characteristic $0$, denoted $k$. Let $f:\mathbf{A}^{d+1}\rightarrow\mathbf{A}^{1}$ have an isolated singularity at $0$, and let $\widehat{Z}$ denote the formal neighborhood of $...
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Formal neighborhood of stable curves
For a smooth projective curve $X/\mathbb{C}$, every (infinitesimal) deformation is trivial when restricted to $X \setminus x$ for any $x \in X$. In particular, all deformations can be obtained by “...
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