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Origin of the name Trace resp Integral symbol for the trace map of Dualizing Sheaf

Let $X \subset \mathbb{P}^n_k$ be a normal projective subscheme over $k$ of dimension $n$. The dualizing sheaf is in context of Serre duality a pair $(\omega_X,t)$ (which exists in that case) ...
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When is the push-forward of the structure sheaf locally free

Let $f:X\longrightarrow Y$ be a morphism of noetherian schemes. Under what conditions is $f_\ast \mathcal{O}_X$ a locally free $\mathcal{O}_Y$-module? Example 1. Suppose that $f$ is affine. Then $f_\...