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Global section of pullback of an ideal sheaf
For a local ring $R$ with maximal ideal $\mathfrak{m}\subset R$ and residue field $\kappa$, and a flat morphism $f\colon X\rightarrow \mathrm{Spec} R$ of schemes, we consider the short exact sequence ...
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Artin-Winters proof of semi-stable reduction theorem: details
I've been reading through Artin-Winters proof of the semi-stable reduction theorem (Degenerate fibers and stable reduction of curves) and found myself confused about the following detail—
Let $\...
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Does every sheaf embed into a quasicoherent sheaf?
Question. Let $X$ be a scheme. Let $\mathcal{E}$ be a sheaf of $\mathcal{O}_X$-modules. Is there always a quasicoherent sheaf $\mathcal{E}'$ together with a monomorphism $\mathcal{E} \to \mathcal{E}'$?...
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Cohomology and base change without Noetherian assumption
In the "The Rising Sea" by Vakil one can find the base change theorem for proper morphisms over a locally Noetherian base (28.1.6). He later indicates (28.2.M) how one could exchange the ...
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Intuition behind exceptional inverse image?
The story is probably well-known: given a map $f:X\to Y$ of spaces (say schemes, but there are many other contexts), we have two classical operations between sheaves on $X$ and those on $Y$: the ...
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Etale cohomology of a nodal (cuspidal) curve
Let $k$ be a separably closed field, and $X/k$ be a curve (not necessarily complete) with a single singularity, a simple node $x$. Suppose $\ell$ is a prime number invertible in $k$, how do we compute ...
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Sheaf cohomology commutes with colimits of sheaves
Let $X$ be a Noetherian scheme over a Noetherian ring $R$ and $(F_{\alpha})_{\alpha \in I}$ a direct system of $O_X$-module sheaves on $X$. I'm looking for source literature where I can find a proof ...
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fppf/ etale Cohomology calculate with Cech cohomology
Let $R$ be a commutative ring with one and $S$ commutative faithfully flat $R$-algebra (that is there is a faithfully flat ring map
let $\phi: R \to S$). Then the so called Amitsur complex
$R \to S^{\...
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Why does the associated sheaf vanish?
I am learning local cohomology from Hartshorne’s book Local Cohomology.
My question is about understanding a line in the proof of proposition 1.11 in this book.
The set-up for proposition 1.11 is that ...
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Elementary way to compute Hodge numbers of Grassmanian
I know that by using Hodge decomposition and the fact that Schubert cells are Hodge cycles you can compute the Hodge numbers of Grassmanian but is there a more elementary way to compute sheaf ...
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Base change of cohomology when the cohomology is a torsion
Let $(R,m,k)$ be a discrete valuation ring, where $k=R/m$. Let $X\rightarrow \mathrm{Spec}R$ be a projective, integral and flat $R$-scheme. Let $\mathscr F$ be a coherent sheaf such that $H^i(X,\...
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Representability of flat cohomology by a group scheme
In his paper "Supersingular K3 surfaces", Artin states the following theorem (Theorem 3.1) without proof:
Let $\pi:X \to S = \mathrm{Spec}(k)$ be a smooth proper surface with $k$ an ...
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Cohomology with coefficient in sheaf of morphisms of an algebraic group
Let $G$ be an affine algebraic group over ${\mathbb C}$. We denote the sheaf of morphisms from ${\mathbb A}^1$ to $G$ by $\bf G$. Then $H^1({\mathbb A}^1,\bf G)=0$ (Cech cohomlogy). Is this fact true? ...
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Degeneration of Hodge-de Rham spectral sequence, exactness of a pairing and the trace morphism
If $X\longrightarrow S$, where $S=\operatorname{Spec}(k)$, is a proper smooth morphism of dimension $p$ between $\mathbb{F}_{p}$ schemes with Frobenius $F$, then there is an exact pairing $\wedge:\...
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Automorphisms of Frobenius liftings and degeneration of the Hodge-de Rham spectral sequence
I am still studying Deligne and Illusie's paper (https://eudml.org/doc/143480), and I am again stuck, this time on pages 262/263.
Assume $X\longrightarrow S$ is a smooth morphism of $\mathbb{F}_{p}$-...
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Poincare duality on the level of complexes
The classical Poincare duality is formulated in terms of cohomology groups. I am wondering if we can also formulate it in terms of complexes.
In particular, suppose $\mathcal{C}^*$ is a complex of $...
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Pullback map on global sections surjective
Let $X,Y$ be two irreducible, projective $k$-schemes. $k$ is assumed to be algeraically closed. Consider a dominant morphism $f: X \to Y$ between them which is not an isomorphism!
Let $\mathcal{L}$ ...
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Künneth formula for local cohomology with support
In "Differential operators on the flag varieties" (http://www.numdam.org/article/AST_1981__87-88__43_0.pdf) by Brylinski, he uses on page 53 a Künneth formula for local cohomology with ...
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Relationship between $H^1(X, \mathbb{T})$ and complex line bundles
Let $X$ be a compact metric space and consider the sheaf cohomology group $H^1(X, \mathbb{T})$. From a class in $H^1(X, \mathbb{T})$, I can get a principal $\mathbb{T}$-bundle over $X$ and from this, ...
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Sheaf cohomology on the formal completion of $\mathbb{P}^1_k$ at its north pole
Let $k$ be a field and let $\mathbb{P}^1_k$ be the projective line over $k$. Let $\mathcal{F}$ be a coherent sheaf on $\mathbb{P}^1_k$. The curve $\mathbb{P}^1_k$ is recovered by the two affine ...
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When does sheaf cohomology commute with arbitrary direct sums?
It is well known and more or less proven in Hartshorne's 'Algebraic Geometry' (p. 209) that for every noetherian scheme $X$ and every collection of abelian sheaves $\mathcal{F}_i$ the canonical map
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The cohomology groups corresponding to a modified global sections functor
Let $\mathcal{F}$ be a sheaf on the big etale site of $Sm_k$. I am looking for a way to calculate a modified version of sheaf cohomology. Let $X$ be a smooth scheme and $Z$ a closed sub-scheme. After ...
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Help about "Varieties with small Dual Varieties" by L.Ein
I'm studying the paper "Varieties with small Dual Varieties" by L.Ein and in the construction he gives about the $10-$dimensional spinor variety $S_4 \subset \mathbb{P}^{15}$ I'm finding ...
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understanding higher direct images of $\mathbb{G}_m$ for a finite Galois map
Let $X$ be a smooth quasi-projective variety over $\mathbb{C}$, and let $\mu_r$ denote the group of $r$-th roots of unity, and moreover suppose $\mu_r$ (algebraically) acts on $X$ freely. Then $Y:= X/\...
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Poincare polynomials for Borel Moore homology and fibrations
For an algebraic variety $X$ over $\mathbb{C}$, we denote $H_k(X)$ as its Borel-Moore homology of degree $k$. Let us define the Poincare polynomial associated it by
$$P(X)=\sum_{k\in \mathbb{N}}dim ...
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Higher cohomology of projective bundles
Let $C$ be a curve and $L$ be a line bundle with sufficiently large degree. Let $C_p$ denote the $p$-th symmetric product of $C$, which consists of all the effective divisors of degree $p$ on $C$. Let ...
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intuition about perverse sheaves
firstly, I would know if my very basic intuition on perverse sheaves is correct .
secondly, I would have some clarification in what perverse sheaves behaves better than regular sheaves .
my intuition ...
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$\bigoplus_{k=0}^{\infty}H^n(X,I^k\mathcal{F})$ is a finitely-generated $\bigoplus_{k=0}^nI^k-$graded module
Does anyone know where I can find a proof of the following result ?
Given a Noetherian ring $A$, a proper morphism of schemes $X\rightarrow \operatorname{Spec}A$, a coherent $O_X-$module $\mathcal{F}$ ...
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Can one determine the trace map for a nonsingular projective variety explicitly?
I've never understood how one would actually go about computing a trace map associated with the canonical sheaf on a smooth projective variety, if it's even possible. Hartshorne proves that the ...
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The Yoneda pairing, hypercohomology, and cup product
Let $\mathcal{F}$ and $\mathcal{G}$ be coherent analytic sheaves on $\mathbb{P}^n$. Let $\mathcal{F}_\bullet$ be a locally free resolution of $\mathcal{F}$. In Principles of Algebraic Geometry by ...
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Dimension of global holomorphic sections of a line bundle
Let $K$ be the canonical line bundle of a compact Riemann surface $M$ of genus $g$. Consider the pull back of $K$ on $M \times M$ via projection on the first factor. What is the dimension of the space ...
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Continuity of motivic cohomology under direct limit
Given the motivic complexes $\mathbb{Z}(n)$ on the big Zariski site of finite type smooth $k$-schemes denoted by $FinSm_k$, we pullback it to the smooth $k$-schemes i.e. $Sm_k$. For example for a ...
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Does the sheaf $\mathcal{O}^*$ on a complex manifold have an acyclic cover?
Let $X$ be a complex manifold and let $\mathcal{O}^*$ be the sheaf nonvanishing holomorphic functions on it. Does it have an acyclic cover? That is, a cover for which all open sets and all ...
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Injectivity of the cohomology map associated to the pullback of line bundles
Let $f:X\to Y$ be a flat, surjective, smooth morphism between smooth algebraic varieties (over $\mathbb C$). We assume that $f$ has relative dimension $n$ and we assume also that $\dim Y\ge 2$ (just ...
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Calculation in prismatic cohomology
In the standard references for prismatic cohomology, most theorems are proved in a local context (i.e. with completeness assumptions), and the devissage to the global case (i.e. smooth proper ...
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Yoga on coherent flat sheaves $\mathcal{F}$ over projective space $\mathbb{P}^n$
I'm reading Mumfords's Lectures on Curves on an Algebraic Surface (jstor-link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1b9x2g3)
and I found in Lecture 7 (RESUME OF THE COHOMOLOGY OF COHERENT SHEAVES ON
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Cohomology of a family of twisted cubic curves (Hartshorne III, 12.9.2)
I'm trying to understand following Example in Hartshorne (Chapter III, Example 9.8.2
& Example 12.9.2):
Let $X_1 \subset \mathbb{P}^{3}$ be a twisted cubic curve not containing the point
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Does local cohomology commute with pullback?
Let $Y$ be a topological spaces and $Z \subset Y$ be locally closed, i.e. $Z=V \cap U^c$ for $U,V \subset Y$ open.
For any abelian sheaf $\mathcal{F}$ on $Y$ let $\Gamma_Z(Y,\mathcal{F}):=\ker(\...
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Non-cohomological proof that the pullback of an ample bundle by a finite morphism is ample
It is a standard fact that for any finite morphism of proper Noetherian $A$-schemes ($A$ being Noetherian), the pullback of an ample line bundle is ample. The usual proof of this fact is via Serre's ...
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Very weak Riemann-Roch on curves (by J. Kollar)
I have a question on an unequality used in the proof of the Very weak Riemann-Roch on curves in Janos Kollar's Lecture on Resolution of Singularities (page 14):
1.13 (Very weak Riemann-Roch on curves)...
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Does cohomology and base change hold if supported at a point?
I have a flat, quasicompact, and separated map $p : X \to \mathbb{A}^1$ and I know that $R^i p_* \mathcal{O}_X$ vanishes everywhere except possibly $0 \in \mathbb{A}^1$.
Q1: Does "cohomology and ...
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Formal character of local cohomology groups with support in Schubert cells
Let $k$ be a field of characteristic zero, $G$ a connected semi-simple algebraic group over $k$ and $B$ a fixed Borel subgroup of $G$ with maximal torus $T$. Also denote by $W$ the Weyl-group of $G$. ...
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Different definition of sheaf cohomology
It could be related to my previous question here.
Let $\mathcal F$ be a sheaf on a topological space $X$. Hartshorne in his book on Algebraic geometry defines the sheaf cohomology by
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H^i(X, \...
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Where am I suppose to actually learn how to compute hypercohomology?
I'm reading about algebraic de Rham cohomology over characteristic zero which is constructed using hypercohomology. Already, constructing injective resolutions is difficult, and coupling this with ...
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Computation of cohomology of ideal sheaves
Let $j: X \to Y$ be a closed embedding. Let $I_{X/Y}$ be the ideal sheaf of this closed embedding. Then there is a exact sequence
$$ I_{X/Y} \to \mathcal{O}_Y \to j_{*}\mathcal{O}_X \to 0$$
One use ...
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Cohomology of tangent sheaf of a hypersurface
Let $X\subset\mathbb{P}^n$ be an irreducible and reduced hypersurface of degree $d$. How can one explicitly compute the dimension of the vector spaces $H^0(X,T_X),H^1(X,T_X),H^2(X,T_X)$? Here $T_X$ is ...
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Boundness of torsion in $R^i\pi_*\mathcal F$ for a smooth $\pi:X\rightarrow S$
Let $\pi:X\rightarrow S$ be a smooth scheme over $S$ and let's assume for simplicity that $S=\mathrm{Spec} R$ is affine, Noetherian and regular. Let $\mathcal F$ be a coherent sheaf on $X$ and let's ...
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Multiplicative structure for sheaf cohomology of flag varieties
Let $F,F'$ be two locally free sheaves on a smooth complex algebraic variety. There is a cup-product $H^i(X, F) \otimes H^j(X,F') \to H^{i+j}(X,F \otimes F')$. In particular if $F$ is the sheaf of ...
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Can morphisms of Mayer-Vietoris triangles be completed into a $3\times 3$ square?
Let $(X,\mathcal{O}_X)$ be a topological ringed space and $(U,V)$ be an open covering of $X$ (i.e. $U$ and $V$ are two open subsets of $X$ such that $U\cup V=X$). Let $\mathcal{F}$ and $\mathcal{F}'$ ...
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Naive question on local cohomology
Let $X$ be a smooth, projective variety and $Z_1, Z_2$ two smooth, projective subvarieties in $X$ of the same dimension. Let $E$ be a locally free sheaf on $X$. Recall, there are natural morphims:
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