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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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Automorphy of the twisted representation
The Artin reciprocity says that if
$$
\chi: \operatorname{Gal}(K/\mathbb Q) \to \mathbb C
$$
is a 1-dimensional representation of a finite Galois extension $K/ \mathbb Q$, then it corresponds to a ...
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Why locally algebraic characters of $\text{Gal}(\overline{\mathbb Q}/\mathbb Q)$ are associated to $A_0$ Grossencharacters/algebraic Hecke characters?
$\DeclareMathOperator\Res{Res}\DeclareMathOperator\Gal{Gal}$I am trying to understand lemma 3.1 of "Abelian Varieties over \mathbb Q and modular forms" of Ribet. ArXiv link
Just so everyone ...
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Local units in a family of $S_4$-extensions
Let $a \in \mathbb{Z}$ and consider the polynomial $f(X)=X^4+aX+1$; we assume that $a$ is chosen such that $f$ is irreducible and that the discriminant $4^4-27a^4=-p$ for some prime $p$ (for example $...
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Applications of Langlands for GLn explicit reciprocity laws other than elliptic curves
Is there any explicit application of Langlands conjecture for $\mathrm{GL}(n)$
for $n\ge 3$, to get some reciprocity laws for higher dimensional varieties or higher genus curves?
I've never found such ...
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The criterion for dimensional conjecture for universal Galois deformation rings
I’m writing to ask a question about Mazur’s dimensional conjecture in Lemma 7.5 of the paper [Galatius S, Venkatesh A. Derived Galois deformation rings. Advances in Mathematics. 2018 Mar 17;327:470-...
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Existence of odd mod $p$ Galois representations whose image is $p'$-group
Let $K$ be a number field and let $G_K$ be the absolute Galois group of $K$. Let $p$ be an odd prime and $\mathbb{F}_p$ be a finite field of order $p$. Can we always find a continuous representation $\...
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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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Discrepancy between $\dim H^2(G, \mathrm{ad}(\bar \rho))$ and the number of relations in a minimal presentation of the universal deformation ring $R$
$\DeclareMathOperator\GL{GL}\DeclareMathOperator\ad{ad}\DeclareMathOperator\gen{gen}$Let $p$ be a prime and $G$ be a profinite group such that the pro-$p$ completion of every open subgroup is ...
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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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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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A computation of nearby cycles
I'm currently reading P.Scholze's paper "THE LANGLANDS-KOTTWITZ APPROACH FOR THE MODULAR
CURVE". In Lemma 7.7, he showed a (maybe simple) nearby cycle computation, which I can't follow.
Now ...
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Families of Galois representations over disks
Edit on Nov. 20, 2023. This question is answered below in the case that $0<r_i<1$. And indeed it is shown in the answers to not be an interesting question in that case. So please take all $r_i=1$...
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Conductor of determinant of a 2-dimensional Galois representation divides conductor of representation
I am studying Serre's paper "Sur les représentations modulaires de degré 2 de $\mathrm{Gal(\overline{\mathbb Q}/\mathbb Q)}$" and I'm stuck trying to prove that $N(\det\rho)$ divides $N(\rho)...
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Description of $\operatorname{Gal}(K(E[n])/K)$ as a subgroup of $\operatorname{GL}_2(\mathbb{Z}/n\mathbb{Z})$ for a CM elliptic curve $E$
I am looking for a specific description of the Galois groups $\operatorname{Gal}(K(E[n])/K)$ as a subgroup of $\operatorname{GL}_2(\mathbb{Z}/n\mathbb{Z})$ for an elliptic curve $E$ with complex ...
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A variant of the inverse Galois problem
In Theorem I of Construction of maximal unramified p-extensions with prescribed Galois groups, it's proved that
for any prime $p$ and any given finite $p$-group $G$, there exists a number field $F$ ...
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Image of $\gamma-1$ on etale $(\varphi,\Gamma)$-modules
Let $p\geq 3$ be a prime, $D$ be an etale $(\varphi,\Gamma)$-modules over the classical period ring $A_{\mathbb{Q}_p}=\mathbb{Z}_p[\![T]\!][1/T]^{\widehat{\phantom{xx}}}_p$ and $\gamma$ be a ...
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Decomposition of the Galois group of the $m$-th division field of an elliptic curve with CM into a direct product of Galois groups
Let $E/\mathbb{Q}$ be an elliptic curve with CM from an imaginary quadratic field $K$. Let $K(E[m])$ denote $m$-th division field (number field obtained by adjoining the coordinates of the $m$-torsion ...
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Existence of even mod $ p $ Galois representations with full image
My question is that:
For any prime $p>7$, is there a mod $ p $ representation $ \bar{\rho}:G_{\mathbb{Q}}\to \operatorname{GL}_{2}(\mathbb{F}_{q}) $ of the absolute Galois group $ G_{\mathbb{Q}} $ ...
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On presentations of universal rings of deformations
Let $k$ be a finite field of characteristic $p$, and $R$ a complete local noetherian algebra with residue field $k$. It is well known that $R$ has a natural structure of an algebra over the ring Witt ...
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On the pro-category of finite local artinian algebras
Let $\mathbb{F}$ be a finite field, and $W(\mathbb{F})$ its associated ring of Witt's vectors. On page 6 of the following lecture notes Deformations of Galois Representations, the category $\mathfrak{...
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Do we expect the Langlands correspondence to be a functor?
In the literature I've read, it is often said that to a Hecke eigenclass, one would like (and sometimes succeeds) to "associate" or show the existence of a Galois representation such that ...
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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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Galois extension of $ C_{k} $ field and irreducible polynomial over $ C_{k} $ field
A field is called a $ C_{k}$- field if every form i.e. every homogeneous polynomial of degree $ d $ in $ n > d^{k} $ indeterminates has a nontrivial zero. We know that any finite field is a $ C_{...
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A uniform version of Bashmakov's theorem for elliptic curves
Let $E/\mathbb Q$ be an elliptic curve. Serre's open image theorem is the statement that the image of the Galois group $G_{\mathbb Q}$ into $GL_2(\mathbb Z/n\mathbb Z)$ by it's action on the torsion ...
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Reference Request - New proof of Ribet's level lowering by Khare and Wintenberger
I'm currently following the note of Sug Woo Shin's course at Berkeley with notes taken by Rong Zhou. In Section 24.3 (Page 86), Ribet's level lowering theorem is stated:
[Theorem 24.7] $E = E_{a^{\...
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Commutative algebra details on patching when proving $R = \mathbb{T}$ theorem (Calegari-Geraghty Paper)
I have originally posted this on math.SE and been suggested to post this here. I'm merely an undergraduate student and it is the first time for me to ask questions here. I'm sincerely sorry if these ...
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Is the cohomology of rigid varieties semisimple?
Let $X$ be a smooth projective geometrically connected scheme over $\mathbb{Q}_p$. Assume that $H^1(X, T_{X/\mathbb{Q}_p})=0$.
Is the Galois representation $H^*(X_{\overline{\mathbb{Q}_p}}, \mathbb{Q}...
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Artin reciprocity via Shimura varieties
The point of Shimura varieties, as far as I've understood it, is that for a given Shimura datum $(G,D)$, there exist models, by which I mean that for congruence subgroups $\Gamma$ there exists a ...
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$\mathrm{mod}\:p$ Galois representation with respect to Zariski topology
Let $G$ be the absolute Galois group of some number field. Can there be a semisimple continuous representation $G\to GL_n(\overline{\mathbb{F}_p})$ (the latter has Zariski topology) with infinite ...
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Bloch–Kato–Selmer group of a one-dimensional representation
Let $L/\mathbb{Q}$ be a finite extension and let $V$ be a one-dimensional $L$-linear representation of $G_{\mathbb{Q}}$ which is given by $\chi\rho^*\kappa^n_{\text{cyc}}:G_{\mathbb{Q}}\rightarrow L^\...
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Is semi-simplicity of Galois representations local?
Let $\rho:G_{\mathbb{Q}}\rightarrow \text{Gl}(V)$ be a finite dimensional $\ell$-adic Galois representation. Then for each prime, by pre-composing $\rho$ with the natural inclusion $G_{\mathbb{Q}_p}\...
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Galois representations and pro-étale Site
On a scheme, we can define the pro-étale site. This is an improvement over the étale site in that we can define the $\ell$-adic cohomology as the sheaf cohomology of the constant sheaf $\underline{\...
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How does Langlands define Artin L-functions?
Let $\rho: \operatorname{Gal}(K/F) \rightarrow \operatorname{GL}_n(\mathbb C)$ be a representation for an unramified extension $K/F$ of $p$-adic fields. Let $\operatorname{Frob}_{K/F}$ be the (...
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L-function in p-adic spaces
I've been learning more about different $p$-adic geometries, namely Berkovich spaces, Huber's Adic spaces and ridgid analytic spaces. In arithmetic geometry, it is often very interesting to assoicate ...
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Independence of $p$ of Hodge-Tate weights
Let $X$ be a smooth and proper variety over $\mathbb{Q}$. Then for each prime $p$ we have the representation $R_p=H^i_{et}(X\times \overline{\mathbb{Q}_p}, \mathbb{Q}_p)$ of $\mathrm{Gal}(\overline{\...
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Irreducible local Galois representation with arbitrary Hodge-Tate weights
Let $p$ be a prime and $M$ be a finite multiset of non-negative integers. Does there exist a continuous irreducible de Rham representation $\mathrm{Gal}(\overline{\mathbb{Q}_p}/\mathbb{Q}_p)\to GL_n(\...
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Properties of Mod $\ell^m$ Galois representation associated to modular form
(Sorry for my poor english..)
Let $F(z)\in S_{2k}(SL_2(\mathbb{Z})$) be a newform and $\ell$ be a prime larger than $3$. Let $K$ be a some number field and $v$ be a prime of $K$ over $\ell$. Let $K_v$...
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Proving automorphy of the Galois representations of number fields without considering the residual representation
All the papers proving automorphy of the representations of Galois groups of number fields that I have come across seem to first reduce the representation modulo a prime, prove the automorphy of the ...
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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) )$$
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Hilbert modular form as a representation of Hecke algebra
I am reading some notes by Snowden and I don't understand a sentence.
Clearly, if we have an appropriate $R = T$
theorem then we get a modularity lifting theorem, as $\rho$ defines a homomorphism ...
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Hodge-Tate weights of cohomological cuspidal automorphic representation
Let $\Pi$ be an algebraic cuspidal automorphic representation for $GL_{n}/\mathbb{Q}$ cohomological with respect to a dominant integral weight $\mu \in X^{*}(T)$ ($T \subset GL_{n}$ being the standard ...
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A question about Galois representations
Let $K$ be a number field and $(\rho,V)$, $(\rho',V')$ be two Galois representations of $\mathrm{Gal}(\overline{\mathbb{Q}}/K)$. Suppose that for some positive integer $n$ we have $\mathrm{Sym}^n\rho\...
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Local polynomials of Frobenius-semisimple Weil representations which are tensor products of an Artin representation and an unramified character
Let $K$ be a local field and $\rho: W_K \to \operatorname{GL}(V)$ be a Weil representation. The for any finite extension $F/K$, we define the local polynomial
$$
P(\rho|_F,T) = \det{(1 - \operatorname{...
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Is there some computational evidence of the $pq$ analog of Serre's conjecture?
The $pq$ analog of Serre's conjecture (see "Mod pq Galois representations and Serre's Conjecture"- Khare, Kiming) states that if $\bar{\rho}_1:G_{\mathbb{Q}}\rightarrow \text{GL}_2(\mathbb{F}_p)$ is a ...
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Is there a conjectural analog of Ribet's theorem (Converse to Herbrand's Theorem) for Imaginary Quadratic fields?
For $p$ a prime, let $Cl(\mathbb{Q}(\mu_p))$ denote the class group of the extension of $\mathbb{Q}$ obtained by adjoining a primitive $p$th root of unity. Associated to an eigenform of weight 2 and ...
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Conductor of Galois representation attached to newform
(Sorry for poor my english skill..)
Let $k$ and $N$ be positive integers and $\chi$ be a Dirichlet character modulo $N$. Let $F$ be a newform with number field $K_{F}$. (All coefficients of $F$ in $...
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Is the following variant of Shafarevich's theorem known?
Let $Q$ be a finite simple group which may be realized as the Galois group of some extension of $\mathbb{Q}$ (like for instance $PSL_2(\mathbb{F}_p)$ for $p\geq 5$, or the monster group) and let $G$ ...
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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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Steinberg components of local deformation rings
Let $F=\mathbb Q_l$ and $E$ be a finite extension of $\mathbb Q_p$ with residue field $k \cong O_E/m_E$ ($p \neq l$). Let $\bar r: \Gamma_F=Gal(\bar F/F) \to GL_2(k)$ be a continuous representation. ...
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