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Surjective étale morphisms étale locally split

The actual question is slightly more general than that in the title: Let $p: U\to Y$ be a surjective étale morphism and $Y\to X$ be a finite morphism of schemes. Is there an étale cover $V\to X$ (...
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Constructible étale sheaves on X are étale algebraic spaces over X

I saw the following statement in a paper of Bhatt-Mathew: Let $X$ be a quasicompact quasiseparated scheme. Then there is an equivalence of categories between constructible étale sheaves (of sets) on ...
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Canonical étale path between a point and its ''nearby'' point

Consider the punctored line $X=\Bbb{A}^1_k\setminus \{s_1,\ldots,s_n\}$ over some field $k$. A(n étale) path in $X$ between two geometric points $x$ and $y$ is, by definition, an isomorphism between ...
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Étale fundamental group of multiplicative group over an algebraically/separably closed field

This is a repost of my question here. Do we know the structure of the étale fundamental group $\pi^\text{et}_1(\mathbb{G}_{m,K^\text{sep}})$ of the multiplicative group, for a given field $K$? For ...
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Galois cover corresponding to finite quotient of the étale fundamental group

Let $X$ be a connected scheme,$\pi_1(X,\bar{x})$ its étale fundamental group for some geometric point $\bar{x} : Spec(K) \rightarrow X$ and $E = \pi_1(X,\bar{x})/N$ a finite quotient of $\pi_1(X,\bar{...
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Étale endomorphism of $\operatorname{GL}_n$ surjective over an algebraic closure

I am currently reading chapter 1, exposé XXII of SGA7 and I am stuck at the following argument, left without explanation. It can be formulated like this: Let $k$ be a separably closed field and $\bar{...
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Fundamental group of formal punctured disc and punctured affine line

On a course that ended some time ago, I was handed the following problem: Problem: Compute $\pi_1^{ét} (\mathbb{A}^1_{\mathbb C} \setminus \{ 0 \}, \overline x)$. Hint: Find all finite ...
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Étale morphism over unirational/uniruled variety

Suppose we have an étale morphism between smooth quasi-projective (complex) varieties $X \rightarrow Y$ and assume that $Y$ is unirational. I am wondering whether we can somehow deduce that $X$ is ...
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Base change for prime-to-$p$ fundamental group

Let $k$ be an algebraic closure of $\mathbb{F}_p$. Let $X$ be a connected smooth quasi-projective $k$-scheme. If $K$ is an algebraically closed field containing $k$, is the prime-to-$p$ etale ...
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Finite etale covers of products of curves

Probably this question can be phrased in a much greater generality, but I will just state it in the generality I require. I work over $\mathbb{C}$. Let $C_1, C_2 \subset \mathbb{P}^1$ be non-empty ...
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Recover an etale fundamental group from local fundamental groups?

Suppose we have a scheme $S$ and an etale covering $\{ U_i \to S \}$. How much information about $\pi_1^{et} (S)$ can we recover from all the $\pi_1^{et} (U_i)$ ? Are there special conditions we can ...
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Do higher etale homotopy groups of spectrum of a field always vanish?

Let $k$ be a field. In what generality is it true that higher etale homotopy groups of $\mathrm{Spec}\,k$ vanish? If the absolute Galois group is finite, we have a universal cover $\mathrm{Spec}\,k^...
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Is the quotient presheaf $\mathbb{G}_m/\mu_p$ an étale sheaf?

I apologize if the question is bit trivial for mathoverflow, but I asked on stack exchange a while ago and haven't got any answer. Let $k$ be a field of characteristic $p > 0$. Consider the ...
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Are higher etale homotopy groups topological groups in a natural way?

Since etale fundamental group of a scheme $X$ is the group of natural automorphisms of the fibre functor of the category of finite etale covers of $X$, it comes with structure of a topological group. ...
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Is there a Seifert–van Kampen theorem for etale fondemental group?

Is there a Seifert–van Kampen theorem for etale fondemental group? (for example for varieties over a non-algebraically closed field) Any example is welcome.
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Why only finite morphisms in etale fundamental group?

Can one define a version of etale fundamental group which takes into account infinite etale covers? What properties of the usual etale fundamental group would fail for it? P.S.: here one can find ...
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English literature close to “Algébre et Théories Galoisiennes” by Régine and Adrien Douady

I'm currently working on my undergraduate dissertation. I'm working on covering sapces of Riemann surfaces so my supervisor asked me to read the book I mention in the title: "Algébre et Théories ...
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exact sequence of fundamental groups associated to “almost” smooth families of curves

Suppose I have a proper, flat family of curves $X \to S$ that has a section. Fix a basepoint $s \in S$ and let $X_s$ denote the corresponding fiber. Let $\mathbb{L}$ be a set of primes which does not ...
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Is it true that any étale morphism is quasi-affine?

Let $\phi:X\to Y$ be an étale morphism of Noetherian schemes. Does $\phi$ have to be quasi-affine? In other words, if $Y$ is affine does it mean that $X$ is quasi-affine? It will follow from the ...
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Finite étale covers of concentrated schemes and extension of base field

Let $k'/k$ be an extension of algebraically closed fields of characteristic $0$, and $X$ a concentrated (i.e. quasi-compact and quasi-separated) scheme over $k$. Question: is the pullback functor ...
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Operations on étale sheaves

Which of the following operations on étale sheaves $A$ commute with tensor powers? (eg. for instance $i^*(A^{\otimes n})=(i^*(A))^{\otimes n}$?) $i^*(A)$, $i$ closed immersion. $i_*(A)$ $i^!(A)$ $i_!(...
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A short proof for simple connectedness of the projective line

The Riemann-Hurwitz formula implies that the projective line $\mathbb{P}^1_K$ over any algebraically closed field $K$ is simply connected (i.e., $\pi_1^{et}(\mathbb{P}^1_K) = 1$; equivalently, if $\...
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Proof of this ‘lemme connu’

In the proof of Corollary 10.12 of Exposé I of SGA 1 something like the following is asserted as a ‘known lemma’: Let $k$ be an infinite field and $B$ a finite $k$-algebra. If $B$ is not a product ...
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A weak version of high dimensional Abhyankar's conjecture

I am encountering the following situation which is similar to the Abhyankar's higher dimensional conjecture on étale fundamental groups, but with much stronger assumptions: Let $S$ be a finitely ...
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An Explicit Example of Galois Theory for Schemes

I'm currently attempting to understand Galois theory for schemes, largely following the books Galois Theory for Schemes by Henrik Lenstra and Galois Groups and Fundamental Groups by Tamas Szamuely. ...
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Galois theory for products of fields (aka finite etale extensions)

Let $F$ be a field. By a Galois algebra over $F$ I mean a finite etale extension, that is, a product $K = K_1 \times \cdots \times K_r$ of finite (separable) field extensions, of total degree $[K : F]...
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Zariski vs etale torsors over abelian varieties

Question. Let $A$ be an abelian variety (say, over the complex numbers), $G$ an algebraic group, $c$ a class in $H^1_{\rm et}(A, G)$. Denote the multiplication by $N$ map on A by $m_N:A\to A$. Does ...
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Which of these 4 definitions of Galois coverings of integral schemes are equivalent?

Here are four possible definitions for an etale, finite, surjective map $X\rightarrow Y$ between integral schemes to be considered Galois: There exists a finite group $G$, and an action $\varphi: G\...
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Examples of étale covers of arithmetic surfaces

Define an arithmetic scheme $X$ to be a separated, integral scheme, flat and finite type over $\mathbb{Z}$. I am interested in obtaining examples of finite étale covers of arithmetic schemes. I am ...
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$\mathbb{A}^1$-invariance of categories of Finite Etale Covers

Let $k$ be algebraically closed with characteristic $0$. For a scheme $X$, let $FEt(X)$ be the category of finite etale covers of $X$. What can be said about $FEt(X \times \mathbb{A}^1)$ and the ...
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Under what conditions is the induced map of etale fundamental groups surjective?

Let $f:X \to Y$ be a morphism of schemes. I am interested in sufficient conditions on $f$ which would ensure that the induced map $\pi_1^{et}(X) \to \pi_1^{et}(Y)$ of etale fundamental groups is ...
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Overview and/or reference of theory of pro-universal covers?

This question will contain very little in the way of concrete information, because I don't have much to go on. I've heard whispers of something called a "pro-universal cover," which is the inverse ...
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Relationship between étale and topological $K(\pi,1)$s

I was trying to find a proof, or a counterexample to the claim that if $X/\mathbb{C}$ is connected smooth projective, then $X$ is a $K(\pi^{\mathrm{\acute{e}t}},1)$ if and only if $X^\mathrm{an}$ is a ...
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Covering of schemes and flatness

Let $f:X \to Y$ be a finite surjective morphism of quasi-projective schemes over $\mathbb{C}$, $X$ is reduced and $Y$ is integral. Suppose that there exists an integer $n$ such that for every closed ...
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Stalks of higher direct image under open embedding

Let $U$ be an open subset of $\mathbb P^1$ without two points (say $t=0$ and $t=\infty$) and $j: U\to \mathbb P^1$ be an open immersion. Ground field $k$ is algeraically closed. Let $G$ be the group ...
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Artin approximation of a diagram

Let consider $f:(X,x)\to (Z,z)$ and $g:(Y,y)\to (Z,z)$ morphisms of pointed $k$-schemes of finite type ($k$ is a field). Suppose that there exists a map on the level of formal neighborhoods $\phi:X_{x}...
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Etale local isomorphism to the tangent cone

Let $X$ be a scheme and $p\in X$ a closed point. We say that $(X,p)$ is etale locally isomorphic to $(Y,q)$ if there exists an etale neighborhood of $p$ in $X$, and etale neighborhood of $q$ in $Y$, ...
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question about the induced homomorphism of etale fundamental groups

Background/Setup For any connected scheme $S$, let $\text{FEt}_S$ denote the category of finite etale $S$-schemes. Let $f : X\rightarrow Y$ be a morphism of connected schemes, then for any finite ...
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Descend of etale morphism

I am not sure whether the title is appropriate for this question or not. I am sorry if there is anyone who is confused with the title and the contents. What I want to ask is the following: let $k$ be ...
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Which algebras can be presented as filtered colimits of f.g. regular ones with smooth connecting morphisms?

Let $R$ be a regular (commutative associative unitial) algebra over a prime field $F$ (i.e. $F=F_p$ or $F=\mathbb{Q}$); assume that it is noetherian excellent (and even of Krull dimension $1$). What ...
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A question regarding etale descent

We will always work with finite-type, smooth schemes over a field $k$. Let $\pi: Y \to X$ be an etale map of $k$-schemes. Let $Z$ be another $k$-scheme admitting a morphism $f: Y \to Z$. Suppose ...
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Example: Principal G bundle that is not Zariski locally trivial, G not finite and G simply connected

Let $G$ be an affine algebraic group over $\mathbb{C}$. It is well known that when working with principal $G$ bundles it is too restrictive to require bundles to be locally trivial in the Zariski ...
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homotopy exact sequence for the étale fundamental group

I have been trying to understand the homotopy exact sequence for the étale fundamental group which says $$ 1 \rightarrow \pi_1 (\bar{X},\bar{x_0})\rightarrow \pi_1 (X,x_0)\rightarrow Gal(k)\...
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Henselian couples and finite etale morphisms

Let $S$ be a scheme and $S_0 \subset S$ a closed subscheme. Then $(S, S_0)$ is said to be a Henselian couple if for every finite $X \rightarrow S$, setting $X_0 := X\times_S S_0$, the natural map from ...
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branch locus of the discriminant map $\overline{\mathcal{H}}_{g',r} \to \overline{\mathcal{M}}_{g,n}$

Let $\overline{\mathcal{M}}_{g,n}$ be the moduli space of pointed, stable, genus $g$ curves. Let $\overline{\mathcal{H}}_{g',r}$ be the hurwitz space of cyclic covers of degree $r$ of genus $g$ curves ...
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Étale covers and birationality of varieties

All varieties are assumed to be projective over $\mathbb{C}$. Let $f_1: Y \to X$ and $f_2: Y' \to X$ be étale morphisms with same finite Galois groups (to be honest, I don't know what does Galois ...
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Structure of fundamental groups arising from smooth projective morphisms

Let $f:X\to B$ be a smooth projective morphism of complex algebraic varieties. If $f$ is of relative dimension zero, i.e., $f$ is a finite etale cover, then the image of the topological fundamental ...
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étale covers and torsion line bundles

Let $n \geq 2$ be an integer, $X$ a smooth variety over a field $k$ containing $\mu_n$ and $G$ a cyclic group of order $n$ acting on it. Assume that the action is free. Then the morphism $\pi: X \to Y=...
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The étale fundamental group in the non-normal case

It is known, that the étale fundamental group of a normal connected scheme equals the galois group of the maximal unramified extension of its function field. This is not true for integral schemes in ...
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About “de-Rham” and “l-adic” local systems - comparison

Hello, Suppose that $k$ is an algebraically closed field of char. 0. Let $X$ be a smooth connected variety over $k$. Then I have the category $A$ of Regular Singular smooth $D$-modules on $X$ (i.e. ...

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