Questions tagged [etale-cohomology]
for questions about etale cohomology of schemes, including foundational material and applications.
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Does the Gross-Hopkins period map have a natural interpretation coming from derived algebraic geometry?
The Gross-Hopkins period map is a map on the $W(k)$-points of $LT_n \to P^{n-1}$, where $k = F_{p^n}$. It sends a lift $G$ of the Honda formal group to the 1-$d$ subspace $\omega_G$ of the Dieudonn'e ...
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Deligne's integrality theorem in the setting of $ \mathbb{F}_{\ell}((t)) $-adic cohomology
Let $ \mathbb{F}_{q} $ be a finite field of characteristic $ p $ and $ \overline{\mathbb{F}_{q}} $ be an algebraic closure of $ \mathbb{F}_{q} $. Let $ X $ be a smooth projective variety over $ \...
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Every rank 1 local system $L$ satisfying $m^*L=L\boxtimes L$ comes from the Lang torsor? The same holds for D-modules?
Let $G$ be a commutative connected algebraic group over a field $k$, with group operation $m:G\times G\to G$. If $k=\mathbb{F}_q$, we may use a character $\varphi:G(k)\to\overline{\mathbb{Q}}_\ell^\...
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Computation of cohomology of Eilenberg-Maclane spaces
$\DeclareMathOperator\Aut{Aut}\DeclareMathOperator\Ext{Ext}\DeclareMathOperator\Spf{Spf}$Background:
If $E$ is a complex-oriented spectrum, then $E^*(K(\mathbb{Z}/p^k,1))$ sits inside a long exact ...
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When is map of $E_{\infty}$-ring spectra etale iff certain condition is fullfilled
When is it true that a map of $E_{\infty}$-ring spectra $R \to S$ is etale (in Lurie's sense) if and only if, $\operatorname{TAQ}^R(S) = 0$ and $ \pi_*(R)\otimes_{\pi_0(R)} \pi_0(S) = \pi_*(S)$?
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Groupoid of points, shape and stratified shape of $\operatorname{Sh} (X_\text{pro-ét})$
$\DeclareMathOperator\Sh{Sh}\DeclareMathOperator\Pt{Pt}$Maybe this is well-known or even a stupid misunderstanding of something very basic. It's well-known that the groupoid of points (i.e., groupoid ...
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Question regarding étale sheaf under finite étale surjective morphism
Let $X$ and $Y$ be smooth projective varieties over $\mathbb{C}$, and suppose we have a surjective finite étale morphism $f:X\rightarrow Y$ (actually $Y=X/G$ for a free action of a finite group $G$), ...
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Does p-adic etale cohomology know the variety has ordinary reduction or not?
For a smooth proper variety $X$ over discrete valuation ring $\mathcal{O}$ of mixed characteristic $(0,p)$, let $X_K$ be the generic fibre over a generic point $\textbf{Spec} K$ and let $X_k$ be the ...
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Dimension is an invariant in the Grothendieck ring of algebraic varieties
$\DeclareMathOperator\Var{Var}$Let $k$ be any field and let $K_0(\Var_k)$ be the Grothendieck ring of $k$-algebraic varieties (i.e. algebraic varieties up to cut-and-paste relations). Given an ...
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Sheafifcation for the étale site
Let $X$ be a scheme and $\mathcal{F}$ a presheaf on $X_{ét}$.
For each $x_{i}\in X$, pick a geometric point $\bar{x}_{i}$ over $x$ and denote by $i_{\bar{x}_{i}}:\text{Spec}(k_{i})_{\text{ét}}\...
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Degree-2 étale covers of curves in characteristic 2 vs torsion points on the Jacobian
It can be found, at Hartshorne exercise 4.2.7 for example, that in the case where $\operatorname{char}(k) \neq 2$ we have a nice correspondence between etale degree 2 covers of a curve $C$ and 2-...
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Stratified sites/topoi and constructible sheaves
Is it possible to define (possibly derived) categories of constructible sheaves over sites more general than those of open subsets of topological spaces while still retaining essential features, like ...
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Galois invariants and tensor products
Consider a number field $K$ and a finite Galois field extension $L/K$. Let $E$ be an elliptic curve over $K$ and consider the abelian group
$$E(L)\otimes L^{\times}.$$
Every element $g$ in $\text{Gal}(...
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On closed subsets in spaces of adèlic points
Consider as in Adèlic points and algebraic closure $\mathcal{X}$ a projective and flat scheme over $\text{Spec}(\mathcal{O}_K)$, with $\mathcal{O}_K$ the ring of integers of a number field $K$.
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Adèlic points and algebraic closure
Consider $\mathcal{X}$ a projective and flat scheme over $\text{Spec}(\mathcal{O}_K)$, with $\mathcal{O}_K$ the ring of integers of a number field $K$.
Let $F/K$ vary over all finite Galois number ...
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Tate-Shafarevich groups under finite Galois field extensions
Suppose $L/F$ is a finite Galois extension of number fields. Let $E$ be an elliptic curve over $F$ and $E_L$ its base change to $L$.
Do we have that $\text{Sha}(E/F)$ is finite if and only if $\text{...
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Pullback to the closed point of Z_l(1) on a henselian local ring
Let $X=\mathrm{Spec}(A)$ be the spectrum of a henselian local ring and denote $\mathbb{Z}_l(1)$ the $l$-adic Tate twist on $X$, where $l$ is prime to the residual characteristic (let's say I work on ...
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About the inverse function theorem in the étale topology
It's clear that the étale topology is closed related to some form of inverse function theorem. Let me give some reasons. (Also, see the comments here.)
(1) A morphism $f:X\to S$ between smooth ...
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Etale fundamental group of the circle
What is the étale fundamental group of the circle $X({\bf R})$, where
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X(k) = \{(x,y) \in k^2 \mid x^2+y^2 = 1\}?
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I know that there is a sequence
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1 \rightarrow \pi_1^{et}(X({\bf C})) \...
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$G$-torsor over $\mathbb{A}^1_S$ where characteristic of $S$ does not divide $|G|$
I am reading the paper $\mathbb{A}^1$-homotopy theory of schemes by Morel and Voevodsky from 1999. There is a proposition saying that
Let $G$ be a finite étale group scheme over $S$ of order prime to ...
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Étale cohomology of the field with one element
In the function field - number field analogy, some expect progress on RH to come from reproducing various aspects of the Grothendieck program in a way where $\mathbb{Z}$ could be treated as a function ...
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Nearby cycle is tamely ramified?
Let $S$ be a henselization of a closed point $s$ in a smooth algebraic curve $C$ over some finite field $\mathbb{F}_q$. Then we can consider nearby cycles over $S$. Let $s$ be the closed point of $S$ ...
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Smooth proper varieties over the integers that are not toric
Does there exist a smooth proper variety $X$ over $\operatorname{Spec} \mathbb Z$ that is not toric?
By Fontaine, we know that there is no Abelian scheme over $\operatorname{Spec} \mathbb Z$. Also by ...
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Should the identity labelled by red line be $\overline{f(Z)}=X$?
The above picture is from Milne's Etale Cohomology.
Suppose $A=\Bbb Z, \mathfrak q=(2T+3)$, consider $Z=\operatorname{Spec} \Bbb Z[T]/(2T+3)\to \operatorname{Spec} \Bbb Z[T]\to\operatorname{Spec} \Bbb ...
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Most general form of Poincaré duality in étale cohomology
I am interested in Poincaré duality from the point of view of Grothendieck's 6-functor formalism. I am predominantly interested in the proof that Poincaré duality holds in étale cohomology from this ...
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Extending the domain of the yoneda embedding map from étale schemes to the small étale topos so that it is still fully faithful
Let $X$ be a scheme. For $Y$ a scheme over $X$, the representable presheaf $h_Y : U\mapsto \mathrm{Hom}_X(U,Y)$ on the small étale site $X_{et}$ is actually a sheaf, and by the Yoneda lemma the ...
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On realizing a topos of sheaves as a topos of equivariant sheaves
This question is motivated by the following example : let $X$ be a variety over a field $k$, with algebraic closure $\bar{k}$. The Galois group $G_k:=\mathrm{Gal}(\bar{k}/k)$ acts on $X_{\bar{k}}:=X\...
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Ind-etale vs weakly etale
In this article Bhatt and Scholze consider ind-etale and weakly etale maps of affine schemes. We have two (easy) statements, proven in Prop.2.3.3(1) and (5):
-- any ind-etale map is weakly etale,
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$\mathbf{A}^1$-invariance of Brauer groups and $H^2_{\mathrm{et}}(-;\mathbb{G}_m)$
The $\mathbf{A}^1$-invariance of vector bundles have been discussed in, for example, this paper by Asok, Hoyois and Wendt. This of course implies storng $\mathbf{A}^1$-invariance results for the first ...
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Explicit construction of a presentation of a constructible sheaf of $\mathbb{Z}$-modules
This question was prompted by the two following:
Constructible étale sheaves on X are étale algebraic spaces over X
Naive question about constructing constructible sheaves
If I have a ...
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understanding higher direct images of $\mathbb{G}_m$ for a finite Galois map
Let $X$ be a smooth quasi-projective variety over $\mathbb{C}$, and let $\mu_r$ denote the group of $r$-th roots of unity, and moreover suppose $\mu_r$ (algebraically) acts on $X$ freely. Then $Y:= X/\...
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Lowest weight of compactly supported cohomology with coefficients
Let $X_0/\mathbb F_q$ be a variety, and let $\mathcal F$ be a Weil sheaf on $X := (X_0)_{\overline{\mathbb{F}_q}}$ that is pure of weight $n$. If $j < n$, does the weight $j$ piece of $H^i_c(X,\...
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When the Leray spectral sequences for nice compactifications give the Deligne's weight ones?
Assume that $X$ is a proper smooth variety over an algebraically closed field $k$, $U=X\setminus (\cup D_i))$ where $D_i$ are closed subvarieties such that the set-theoretic intersections of all sets ...
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Higher direct images of $\mathbb{G}_m$ under a projective bundle
Let $X$ be a smooth projective rational variety over $\mathbb{C}$, and let $\pi:Y\rightarrow X$ be a principal projective bundle with fibers isomorphic to $SL(n,\mathbb{C})/P$, where $P$ is a ...
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Exactness of functor $ Et(B) \to \operatorname{(Ab)}, \ C \mapsto \mathcal{F}(C) $ (Etale Cohomology and the Weil Conjecture by Freitag, Kiehl )
I have question about a statement from Etale Cohomology and the Weil Conjecture by Freitag, Kiehl
at the top of page 16. It seemingly uses the same notations as introduced at the bottom of page 15
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The cohomology groups corresponding to a modified global sections functor
Let $\mathcal{F}$ be a sheaf on the big etale site of $Sm_k$. I am looking for a way to calculate a modified version of sheaf cohomology. Let $X$ be a smooth scheme and $Z$ a closed sub-scheme. After ...
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Some facts about sheafification functor on étale site
I'm studying the book Etale cohomology and the Weil conjecture by Freitag, Kiehl and I have some questions on the subchapter introducing the machinery associating to an étale presheaf
a sheaf (that is ...
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Ordinary abelian varieties and Frobenius eigenvalues
Say $A_0$ is an ordinary abelian variety over ${\mathbf{F}}_q$. Call $\mathcal{A}$ the canonical lift of $A_0$ over $R := W({\mathbf{F}}_q)$. It carries a lift of the $q$-th power map on $A_0$. We ...
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Faithfully flat etale morphism from strictly Henselian ring (from Etale Cohomology and the Weil Conjecture by Freitag/Kiehl)
I have question about a statement found in Etale Cohomology and the Weil Conjecture by Freitag, Kiehl at the end of page 15.
It starts with the Remark 1.18 : Let $A$ be a strictly Henselian ring (i.e. ...
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Cohomology with coefficients in $\mu_\infty$
I'm encountering a lot of problems when dealing with the root of unity sheaf $\mu_\infty := \mathrm{colim}_n\mu_n$.
Let $X$ be a smooth geometrically integral variety over a number field $k$. Although ...
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Obtaining an exact sequence of Galois modules via derived functors
This question has two parts, the first part will be to obtain the desired exact sequence while the second will be to study it in the corresponding derived category and try to obtain it from there.
Let ...
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Subrings of Chow rings
Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over $\mathbf{F}_p$, call $\overline{X}$ the base change to $\overline{\mathbf{F}}_p$, and denote by $F$ the base change to $\overline{X}$ of the absolute ...
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On universally closed morphisms of reduced schemes
In this question I'd like to examine some properties of universally closed morphisms.
The question is self-contained. It can also be seen as a follow-up to this question.
Let $R$ be a discrete ...
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Minimal vs characteristic polynomial of geometric Frobenius
Assume $X$ is a smooth projective variety over $\overline{\mathbf{F}}_p$ and fix a prime $\ell\neq p$.
Let $F_i$ be the geometric Frobenius on $\ell$-adic cohomology
$$H^i_{\rm ét}(X,\overline{\mathbf{...
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Cohomological dimension of continuous étale cohomology of finitely generated fields
Given a finitely generated field $F$ with prime field $k$, we assume $k$ is finite, of characteristic $p$. Fix a prime $\ell$ invertible in $k$.
In the discussion right after [K, Lemma 2.3], the ...
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Generalization of Weil Conjectures
is there a reference in English, besides Deligne's original publication: "La conjecture de Weil: II", not synthetic but complete that deals with the original argument of the generalization ...
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A question about a truncated object
I was hoping someone could help me with the understanding of a particular truncated object. Here are some background:
For any object $A$ in an abelian category $\mathcal{A}$, we can view $A$ as an ...
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Cohomology of Grothendieck topology
My naïve cartoon picture of the construction of étale cohomology is this:
start with a scheme, associate to it a Grothendieck topology (making a site).
A functor from the Grothendieck topology to ...
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Etale cohomology of a nodal (cuspidal) curve
Let $k$ be a separably closed field, and $X/k$ be a curve (not necessarily complete) with a single singularity, a simple node $x$. Suppose $\ell$ is a prime number invertible in $k$, how do we compute ...
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Simplification of links between idele class group and étale cohomology
I posted this question over on stack exchange and was told it would work better here.
For interest I have been looking at links between class field theory and étale cohomology. Let $k$ be a global ...
