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Galois representations with semisimple residue representation

$\DeclareMathOperator\GL{GL}$Let $\mathbb{Z}_p$ be the ring of integers of $p$-adic numbers $\mathbb{Q}_p$, $G$ a profinite group (e.g. Galois group of local field or global field) and $\rho:G\to \...
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Symmetric power lift of modular forms

Let $f_1$ and $f_2$ be two cuspforms of weights $k_1$ and $k_2$ and nebentypus $\epsilon_1$ and $\epsilon_2$ respectively such that $f_1 \neq f_2 \otimes \chi$ for some Dirichlet character $\chi$ of ...
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A specific $2$-dimensional Galois representation of $G_{\mathbb{Q}_2}$ and its Langlands correspondence

I am interested in understanding a situation in (classical, not $p$-adic) local Langlands for $\mathrm{GL}_p(\mathbb{Q}_p)$. An example of it is as follows: Let $F=\mathbb{Q}_2$ and $E$ be the ...
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Semisimplicity of induced representation of a irreducible representation

This question occurs when I read this one. Suppose $k$ is a field of char $0$ (not necessarily complex numbers, in my case it's $\mathbb Q_p$), and $G$ is a profinite group (in my case, $\operatorname{...
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Are there known effective bounds on the number of semisimple Galois representations?

In continuation to my question here, are there known effective bounds on the total number of semisimple $p$-adic Galois representations unramified outside a finite set of primes $S$, of dimension $d$, ...
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Question About Page 11 of Cornell, Silverman, Stevens, "Modular Forms and Fermat's Last Theorem"

Looking at page 11 of the text, consider a Galois representation $\rho: G_{\mathbb Q} \to \operatorname{GL}_2(A)$, where $A$ is a coefficient ring (i.e. complete Noetherian local ring with finite ...
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Depth of the filtration of higher ramification groups in the ramified case in Serre's modularity conjecture

I am studying Serre's paper "Sur les représentations modulaires de degré 2 de $\mathrm{Gal(\overline{\mathbb Q}/\mathbb Q)}$" and I have some questions about Serre's definition of "peu ...
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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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A question related to Kirillov model

I am reading Jackson - The theory of admissible representations of $\operatorname{GL}(2, F)$ and am not able to understand the following map related to Kirillov model. This result appears on p. 54: I ...
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On the irreducible submodules of adjoint representations $\text{ad}^{0}$

Let $k$ be a finite field of characteristic $p$. Let $H$ be a subgroup of $\rm{GL}_{n}(k)$ of order prime to $p$ where $n\geq2$. Assume that the representation $H\hookrightarrow \rm{GL}_{n}(k)$ is ...
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Are there Maass forms where the expected Galois representation is $\ell$-adic?

Recall that by theorems of Deligne and Deligne--Serre, there is the following dichotomy: Modular forms on the upper half plane of level $N$ and weight $k\geq 2$ correspond to representations $\rho:\...
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Norm 1 elements of an unramified quadratic extension of a local field

Let $E$ be an unramified quadratic extension of a local field $F$, with $p$ odd. Let $E^1$ denote the set of norm $1$ elements of $E$. What can be said about the following index: $$ {\rm 1.}\ \ \ \ [ ...
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Representability of $\operatorname{Hom}(G_{\mathbb{Q}}, \operatorname{GL}_2)$

Let $G_{\mathbb{Q}}$ be the absolute Galois group of the rationals, and let $F: \mathrm{Aff}/\textbf{Q}_p\longrightarrow \mathrm{Sets}$ be the functor which associates to every affine $\mathbb{Q}_p$ ...
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Irreducibility of the $n$th symetric power of the reduction of the Galois representation of a non-CM newform

In "On $\ell$-adic representations attached to modular forms II", Ribet proved that the $\ell$-adic representation $\rho_{f,\ell}$ attached to a non-CM newform form $f$ satisfies $${\rm SL}...
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Question on GSpin-Valued L-parameters

Let $\Gamma$ be a topological group, $n \geq 1$ an integer, $\ell$ a prime number, and $\overline{\mathbb{Q}}_{\ell}$ the algebraic closure of the $\ell$-adic integers. We set $\Phi(GSpin_{2n + 1})$ ...
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Local to global for semistable $G_{\mathbb{Q}_p}$-representations

Let $\rho_p:G_{\mathbb{Q}_p} \to \text{Gl}_n(\mathbb{Q}_p)$ be semistable representation. In local to global Galois representation, it was asked if one can find a geometric global Galois ...
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Restriction of $(\varphi, N)$-modules

For any $p$-dic field $K$, we have an equivalence of categories $$D_{st}:Rep_{\mathbb{Q}_p}^{st}(G_K)\rightarrow MF_K^{ad}(\varphi,N),\quad V\mapsto (B_{st}\otimes_{\mathbb{Q}_p} V)^{G_K}$$ with quasi-...
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Regular representations of Galois groups

Suppose $\mathcal{G}_k$ is the absolute Galois group of a number field $k$. $\mathcal{G}_k$ is a topological group, with profinite topology. How does the theory of harmonic analysis of regular ...
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Galois representation absolutely irreducible after restricting to open subgroup of finite index

Let $E$ and $F$ be finite extensions of $\mathbb{Q}_p$. Let $\phi:\mathrm{Gal}(\overline{E}/E)\to GL_n(F)$ be an absolutely irreducible continuous representation. Assume that the restriction of $\phi$ ...
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Freeness of completed homology over universal deformation ring

In Theorem 7.4 of the paper "patching and the $p$-adic Langlands program for $\mathrm{GL}2(\mathbf{Q}_p)$" (arXiv link), it is proved that in the minimally ramified case, the completed homology of ...
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Misunderstanding in the hypotheses of Schlessinger's criterion

In studying deformation theory of Galois representations, I've come surely to an error, relating Schlessinger's criterion. Let's fix a representation $\bar{\rho}$ of a group $G$ and let $D_{\bar{\...
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Globalizable Galois representations

Let $\rho$ be a $p$-adic representation of $G=\text{Gal}(\bar{\mathbb{Q}_p}/\mathbb{Q}_p)$. When does $\rho$ extend to a representation of the global galois group? What can be said about the locus ...
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Generalized Hodge-Tate weights of an arbitrary p-adic Galois representation

Let $V$ be a continuous representation of the absolute Galois group of $\mathbb{Q}_p$ with coefficients in $\mathbb{Q}_p$. The theory of Sen attaches to $V$ generalized Hodge-Tate weights which are ...
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Field of definition of compatible system of Galois representations

Let $K,F$ be number fields and suppose that there is a compatible system of Galois representations $$(\rho_{\lambda} : \text{Gal}(\overline{K}/K) \longrightarrow \text{GL}_n(\overline{F}_\lambda) )$$ ...
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How to prove the p-adic Galois representations atteched to the Tate module of an abelian variety is de Rham directly?

Recently I read a thesis p-adic Galois representations and elliptic curves. Using Tate's curve, the author proved the p-adic Galois representations atteched to the Tate module of an elliptic curve is ...
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Classify 2-dim p-adic galois representations

Recently I have known how to classify 1-dim p adic Galois representations $\phi$. The p-adic Galois representations mean that a representation $G_K$ on a p-adic field $E$, where $K$ is also a p-adic ...
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Hilbert modular form as a representation of Hecke algebra

I am reading some notes by Snowden and I don't understand a sentence. Clearly, if we have an appropriate $R = T$ theorem then we get a modularity lifting theorem, as $\rho$ defines a homomorphism ...
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A question about Galois representations

Let $K$ be a number field and $(\rho,V)$, $(\rho',V')$ be two Galois representations of $\mathrm{Gal}(\overline{\mathbb{Q}}/K)$. Suppose that for some positive integer $n$ we have $\mathrm{Sym}^n\rho\...
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Local polynomials of Frobenius-semisimple Weil representations which are tensor products of an Artin representation and an unramified character

Let $K$ be a local field and $\rho: W_K \to \operatorname{GL}(V)$ be a Weil representation. The for any finite extension $F/K$, we define the local polynomial $$ P(\rho|_F,T) = \det{(1 - \operatorname{...
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Serre's conjecture for mod-p^n representations?

I think this may be a silly question, but here goes. Let $\rho:\mathrm{Gal}(\overline{\mathbf{Q}}/\mathbf{Q})\to \mathrm{GL}_2(\overline{\mathbf{F}_p})$ be a representation; say $\rho$ is of S-type ...
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Local factors determine Weil representations - proof of the Artin representation case

This post can be seen as a continuation of this post I created on MathOverflow. I want to understand the proof of the following Theorem from "Euler Factors determine Weil Representations" by Tim and ...
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Are there Galois representations associated with any regular algebraic cuspidal automorphic representation?

Let $K$ be a number field and $\pi$ be a regular algebraic cuspidal automorphic representation on $\mathrm{GL}_2(\mathbb{A}_K)$. Let $\lambda$ be a prime of the field of Fourier coefficients of $\pi$ ...
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Local factors determine Weil representations - proof of the cyclic case

I already created this post on Math Stack Exchange but I was not so sure if this question fits better here. If it is not, I want to apologize in advance and feel free to delete my post. I want to ...
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On Local Langlands correspondences

Both over global function fields and $p$-adic fields, we have a series of conjectures under the name of “geometric Langlands conjectures”. Over global function fields of char $p$, they are due to ...
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Do two dimensional representations with the same adjoint representation differ by a character?

Let $K$ be a field of characteristic not equal to $2$. Let $\text{ad} : \text{GL}_2(K) \to \text{GL}_3(K)$ be the adjoint representation, obtained by $\text{GL}_2(K)$ acting on $2 \times 2$ matrices ...
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Endomorphism algebras of restricted representations

Let $G$ be a group, and $$\rho:G\to \mathrm{GL}(V)$$ be an absolutely irreducible, finite-dimensional representation over a characteristic $0$ field $k$. For each finite index subgroup $H\le G$, let $...
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Irrelevant parabolics and inner forms of GSp(4)

In Ralf Schmidt's appendix to "Jacquet-Langlands-Shimizu correspondence for theta lifts to $\mathrm{GSp}(2)$ and its inner forms" by Narita and Okazaki , he computes the representations of $\mathrm{...
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A question on the Hecke L-function

For a Hecke L-function, if all of the local eigenvalues are roots of unity, is it an Artin L-function?
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Are there methods to compute the induced action of Frobenius map on the Neron-Severi group of a supersingular abelian surface over a finite field?

Let $A$ be a supersingular abelian surface over a finite field $\mathbb{F}_q$. In that case the Neron-Severi group $NS(A\otimes\overline{\mathbb{F}_q})$ is the lattice of rank $6$. Are there methods ...
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Galois action on local deformation ring

Let ${\Bbb Q}_p$ be a local field. For a prime $q \not= p$, we consider an irreducible residual Galois representation $\overline{\rho} \colon {\mathrm{Gal}}(\overline{{\Bbb Q}}_p/{{\Bbb Q}_p}) \to \...
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extending local systems on a neighbourhood

Let $Y$ an affine finite type scheme over an algebraically closed field $k$. Let $S$ be a closed subscheme of $Y$ and $Y'$ the henselization of $Y$ along $S$. If we have a $\mathbb{Z}_{\ell}$ local ...
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l-adic local system. on hensel schemes

Let $k$ be a field, $\ell$ a prime different from the characteristic. If I take $S$ a closed subscheme of $Y$, which is a $k$-scheme of finite type, is it true that any $\mathbb{Z}_{\ell}$-local ...
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Why is every l-adic Galois representation conjugate to one over the l-adic integers? [closed]

Why is every l-adic Galois representation $$G_{\mathbb{Q}_p}\rightarrow GL_n(\mathbb{Q}_{l})$$ conjugate to one over the l-adic integers? $$G_{\mathbb{Q}_p}\rightarrow GL_n(\mathbb{Z}_{l})$$
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Lifting projective Galois representation with condition

Let $\bar{\rho}: G_K\to PGL_n(\mathbb{C})$ be projective representation of the absolute Galois group of a number field $K$ and $\varphi\in Aut(G_K)$. A theorem of Tate tells us that we can always ...
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Is there a semisimple $\mathbf{Q}_\ell$-representation of $G_F$ ramified at an infinite set of places?

See http://math.uni.lu/~wiese/galois/Boeckle-Luxemburg-Notes.pdf, Theorem 1.4(a): Is there an example of a semisimple $\mathbf{Q}_\ell$-representation $V$ of $G_F$ ($F$ a global field) ramified at a ...
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Explicit deformations of pseudo representations

Let $G$ be a group (which I will be glad to consider to be the absolute Galois group of a $p$-adic field, and so satisfies Mazur's finiteness condition which appears in his paper Deforming Galois ...
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Faithful representations of free pro-p groups

Let $p$ be a prime number, $m,n \in \mathbb{N}$, $F = F(p,m)$ be the free pro-$p$ group on $m$ generators. For which $(m,n)$ there is a continuous faithful representation (embedding) $\rho : F \...
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If $G$ is compact, $H \leq G$ open, $V$ an irreducible $H$-rep, is $\text{Ind}_H^G$ semisimple?

Let $G$ be a compact group, $H$ a normal open subgroup, and $K$ a $p$-adic field (so that not all $G$-reps with coefficients in $K$ are semisimple). Let $V$ be a finite-dimensional topological $K$-...
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Local-global principle for split extensions of Galois representations

I guess the following is well-known (and probably follows from Chebotarev's density theorem, but I'm not very comfortable with it): Define some notation: $K$ a global field, $G$ the absolute Galois ...
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Isometric representation semisimple?

The first lemma on p.35 of these notes states that unitary representations are semisimple. Could the same be said of isometries if the space doesn't have an inner product? This topic notes that the ...