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Are Picard stacks group objects in the category of algebraic stacks
I've been wondering about what a "group algebraic stack" should be, and ran into the notion of a Picard stack.
I'm slightly confused by the terminology here.
Given an algebraic stack $\mathcal X$ ...
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Picard group of connected linear algebraic group
Here's a statement:
Suppose $G$ is a connected linear algebraic group over a field $k$, then $Pic(G)$ is a finite group.
I know this is true when $k=\mathbb{C}$. My question is does this true for ...
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Picard group of symplectic group modulo orthogonal group
Let $Sp(2n)$ be the group of complex symplectic $2n\times 2n$ matrices, and $O(2n)$ the group of complex orthogonal $2n\times 2n$ matrices.
Consider $Sp(2n)\cap O(2n)\subset Sp(2n)$ and the quotient $...
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Cohomological interpretation of G-equivariant line bundles
In the theory of reductive algebraic groups, there is the following map (notation: $G$ reductive over an algebraically closed field, $T$ a maximal torus, $B$ a Borel, $X(T)$ the characters of $T$, $...
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p-torsion in the Picard group of a regular projective curve
Let $K$ be a field of characteristic $p>0$ and $C$ a regular projective geometrically integral curve over $K$.
If $C$ is smooth, then the connected component ${\rm Pic}^0_C$ of the Picard scheme of ...
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Picard group of $(SL(n)\times SL(m))$-orbits
Let $\mathbb{P}^N$ be the projective space of $n\times m$ matrices with complex entries modulo scalar. Consider the $(SL(n)\times SL(m))$-action on $\mathbb{P}^N$ given by $((A,B),Z)\mapsto AZB^{T}$. ...
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Picard group of classifying stack
Suppose $S$ is a scheme, and $G$ a smooth $S$-group scheme.
Then there exists an algebraic stack BG called the classifying stack of $G$, defined as the quotient stack $[S/G]$ where $G$ acts trivially ...
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Picard group of $\mathrm{GL}(n)$-orbits
$\DeclareMathOperator\GL{GL}\DeclareMathOperator\Mat{Mat}$Consider the general linear group
$$
\GL(n) = \left\lbrace
\left(\begin{array}{cc}
A & C \\
M & B
\end{array}\right) \text{ with } A\...
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Surjectivity of map of Picard schemes implies abelian
Note: This question was asked on MSE first, but got zero reactions. So I deleted it there, and am now posting it here.
I am looking for a reference or explanation of the fact that is used in Mumford'...
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Picard groups of determinantal varieties
Consider a general $4\times 4$ matrix:
$$
X:=\left(
\begin{array}{cccc}
X_0 & X_1 & X_2 & X_3 \\
X_4 & X_5 & X_6 & X_7 \\
X_8 & X_9 & X_{10} & X_{11} \\
X_{12} &...
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Picard functor of an algebraic group
Let $K$ be a field, $G$ a $K$-group scheme of finite type, and $X$ a $G$-torsor. Is the Picard functor $\mathrm{Pic}_{X/K}$ representable? I recall that $\mathrm{Pic}_{X/K}$ is the fppf sheafification ...