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Puncturing a curve and étale fundamental groups

Let $X$ be a smooth projective curve over $\mathbb{C}$ and puncture it at a point $x$. We get a map from $spec(\mathbb{C}((z)))$ to the punctured curve $X^{°}$ corresponding to this puncture. Is the ...
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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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Is there a "universal" cohomology theory for varieties over p-adic fields?

Let $K$ be a $p$-adic field, $X$ a smooth proper algebraic variety over $K$, and $0 \le i \le 2 \dim X$. For a prime $\ell \ne p$ one can consider the $\ell$-adic cohomology $H^i(\overline{X}, \mathbb{...
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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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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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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 and ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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"Cute" applications of the étale fundamental group

When I was an undergrad student, the first application that was given to me of the construction of the fundamental group was the non-retraction lemma : there is no continuous map from the disk to 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 ...
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Irreducible components of an algebraic stack

Let $\mathcal{X}$ be an algebraic stack of finite type over a (separably closed) field $ k$. Let's say that $\mathcal{X}$ has finite dimension $d \in \mathbb{Z}$. Is it still true that the number of ...
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Galois-action on spectral sequence

Let $X_\bullet\to S$ be a proper surjective hypercover of a $k$-scheme by smooth proper $k$-schemes. This gives a proper surjective hypercover $X'_\bullet\to S_{\bar{k}}$ where $X'_n:=X_n\times_k \bar{...
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fppf/ etale Cohomology calculate with Cech cohomology

Let $R$ be a commutative ring with one and $S$ commutative faithfully flat $R$-algebra (that is there is a faithfully flat ring map let $\phi: R \to S$). Then the so called Amitsur complex $R \to S^{\...
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Proof of main theorems in étale cohomology theory

(In this question, $p$ can be $0$.) I'm curious if theorems on étale cohomology can be proved by easier way. For example, proper base change theorem. This theorem can be stated as the following way. ...
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Picard group and reduced schemes

$\DeclareMathOperator\Pic{Pic}$If $A$ is a ring, then we know that $\Pic(A)=\Pic(A_\text{red})$, but for a scheme $X$ it is false in general. On the other hand, we have that $\Pic(X)=H^{1}_{et}(X,\...
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Is it true that $ H^{2r} ( X , \, \mathbb{Q}_{ \ell } (r) ) \simeq H^{2r} ( \overline{X} , \, \mathbb{Q}_{ \ell } (r) )^G $?

Let $ k $ be a field and let $ X $ be a smooth projective variety over $ k $ of dimension $ d $. We denote by $ \overline{X} = X \times_k \overline{k} \ $ the base change of $ X $ to the algebraic ...
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The Mumford-Tate conjecture

The Mumford-Tate conjecture asserts that, via the Betti-étale comparison isomorphism, and for any smooth projective variety $ X $, over a number field $ K $, the $ \mathbb{Q}_{ \ell } $-linear ...
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Divisible elements in the cohomology of Milnor $K$-theory

As a consequence of the strong Tate conjecture over finite fields one can deduce (see here proposition 8.20) for every smooth variety $X$ over a finite field: $$H_{cont}^i(X,\mathbb{Q}_l(n))=H_{Zar}^{...
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Cohomological dimension for stacks

If $X$ is a scheme (maybe with conditions), I'm pretty sure that the ($\ell$-adic/de Rham) rational cohomology $H^*(X,\mathcal{F}$) of an $\ell$-adic sheaf/holonomic $D$-module $\mathcal{F}$ vanishes ...
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Fpqc-locally constant if and only if étale-locally constant?

Also in SE. Let $\mathcal{F}$ be sheave over $S_\mathrm{fpqc}$. We say $\mathcal{F}$ is a fpqc-locally constant sheaf (of finitely generated abelian groups) if there exists a fpqc covering $(S_i\to S)...
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Homology of the étale homotopy type

$\DeclareMathOperator\Et{Et}$Let $X$ be a scheme and denote by $\Et(X)$ the associated étale homotopy type. Then by the work of Artin–Mazur, we know that for an abelian group $A$, we have $$H^n(\Et(X),...
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Mod $l$ algebraic $K$-theory of product of an algebra with a complete algebra

By Gabber's rigidity the mod-$l$ $K$-theory of $k[[t]]$ and $k$ are isomorphic for a field $k$. Is there anything that we can say about the mod $l$ $K$-theory of $A\otimes_kk[[t]]$? Note that this is ...
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Semisimplicity of the étale cohomology mod $p$

Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over a field $k$. Then if $\ell\neq \text{char} k$, $k$ is finite, and $X$ is an abelian variety it was shown by Weil that the $\ell$-adic cohomology of $X_{k^{...
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Sheaf cohomology on the formal completion of $\mathbb{P}^1_k$ at its north pole

Let $k$ be a field and let $\mathbb{P}^1_k$ be the projective line over $k$. Let $\mathcal{F}$ be a coherent sheaf on $\mathbb{P}^1_k$. The curve $\mathbb{P}^1_k$ is recovered by the two affine ...
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Does $0\to I\to\mathrm{Gal}_K\to\mathrm{Gal}_k\to 0$ always split?

Let $K$ be a henselian valuation field with residue field $k$, then the decomposition group surjects onto Galois group of the residue field, with kernel the inertia subgroup, namely we have short ...
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Interpretation of some maps involving cohomology groups

I've asked some questions on Math Stackexchange regarding areas around my research but I received very little success with responses, so I thought I might try to share some of my other problems here ...

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