Questions tagged [sheaf-cohomology]
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Are maps between cohomology of homogeneous vector bundles morphisms of representations?
Let $X = G/P$ a rational homogeneous variety, e.g. a grassmannian. Consider a short exact sequence $$ 0 \longrightarrow E_1 \longrightarrow E_2 \longrightarrow E_3 \longrightarrow 0$$
where $E_i$ are ...
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Exact functor in syntomic cohomology
By Tag 04C4 of the Stacks Project, for $f:X\rightarrow Y$ a closed immersion of schemes, the pushforward $f_*$ is exact for abelian sheaves on the big syntomic site.
Is it also true for a finite flat ...
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Resolution of constant sheaf by $L^2$ function sheaves
Let $X$ be a compact Hausdorff space equipped with a Radon measure of full support.
Then $U\mapsto L^2(U)$ is a fine sheaf, hence can be taken for a first step in an acyclic resolution of the constant ...
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Grothendieck spectral sequence (cohomology version) for posets with functor coefficient
In this paper, Quillen mentioned a spectral sequence as follows.
Let $f:X\to Y$ is a poset map and $\mathcal{F}:X\to Ab$, where $Ab$ is the category of abelian groups, a functor which is contravariant ...
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Higher cohomology of line bundles and small modifications
I am a PhD student in algebraic geometry and I am blocked on a question that I asked to myself for my research. I am not yet very comfortable with the traditional tools. Also, I apologize in advance ...
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When does isomorphism on singular cohomology imply isomorphism on Picard and Brauer groups?
Assume that $f:X\to Y$ is a morphism of complex varieties, and the homomorphisms $H^i_\text{sing}(f)$ are bijective for $0\le i\le 3$ (though possibly $3$ is too much here:)). Under which ...
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existence of a coherent sheaf
I am doing algebraic geometry. My question is the following: Here $X=\mathbb{A}^1-0$, $\mathbb{A}^1 = Spec A[t]$, $A$ is a commutative, noetherian ring with unity, consider $\mathcal{O}_{Spec A}$ as $\...
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Are these comparison morphisms between Čech and Grothendieck cohomology the same?
For better or for worse, there is more than one approach to comparing Čech cohomology $\smash{\check{H}}^\bullet(\mathfrak{U},X;\mathscr{F})$ of a sheaf $\mathscr{F}$ on a space $X$ w.r.t the cover $\...
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Base change for finding fibers of the pushforward of a line bundle along a proper non-flat morphism
Let $f: X \to Y$ be a proper morphism whose fibers have different dimensions, in particular $f$ is not flat. Let $L$ be a line bundle on $X$. What conditions would be sufficient to be able to conclude ...
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Under what generality are the compactly supported singular and sheaf cohomologies equal?
Edit: I have since resolved my question.
If X is locally compact Hausdorff in addition to being cohomologically locally contractible with coefficients in $A$ - eg it is a manifold or an open subset of ...
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Relative Dolbeault cohomology using currents
I need to compute the cohomology groups of some relative holomorphic $i$-forms $H^\bullet(X, \Omega^i_{X/Y})$ for a fibration of complex manifolds $X\to Y$, using a kind of distributional de Rham ...
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Proposition 6.2.3 from Goss "Basic Structures of Function Field Arithmetic"
I'm studying Proposition 6.2.3 from Goss "Basic Structures of Function Field Arithmetic", page 184:
Let $F$ be the sheaf of Data A (a torsion-free coherent $O_{\bar{X}}$-module on $\bar{X}$ ...
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Computing the coherent cohomology of a quasiprojective variety
I have a quasiprojective variety given by some explicit quations. How do I compute its coherent cohomology (with coefficients in the structure sheaf)? Do I use the Cech complex for an open affine ...
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Kakuro puzzles and sheaf cohomology
This is a recreational, summer question and could be more well-suited for mathstackexchange. However, some of you on holiday could appreciate the topic. I recently came across Kakuro Puzzles, similar ...
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Converses to Cartan's Theorem B
Here is a phrasing of some Cartan Theorem B statements:
Consider the following conditions:
$X$ is a {Stein manifold, affine scheme, coherent analytic subvariety of $\mathbb{R}^n$, contractible ...
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Is the square of a special line bundle also special?
Suppose $C$ is a smooth projective curve over, say, $\mathbb{C}$. I'm interested in knowing whether the following is true.
Let $\mathcal{L} \in Pic^d(C)$ be a special line bundle, i.e. its $H^1 \neq 0$...
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Cohomology of the complement of a subvariety
Let $X$ be a complex manifold, $Y\subset X$ a subvariety, and $U:=X\setminus Y$ of codimension $d$. It is well known that the restriction map
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H^i(X,\mathbb Q)\to H^i(U,\mathbb Q)
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How can I calculate $\chi(\mathscr{O}(P))$
Let be X a reduced and irreducible curve over a field $L_0$. Let $L$ an extension of $L_0$ and set
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\overline{X}=L \otimes X.
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Assume $\overline{X}$ also irreducible. Now, ...
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Homeomorphic endomorphism of schemes inducing equivalence of sheaves
Let $F: X \to X$ to be an endomorphism of scheme $X$, which is additionally assumed to induce an universal homeomorphism on the underlying topological space $| X|$. Then it is known that this induces ...
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Trying to understand "Shtukas"
I'm studying Goss' Basic structures of function field Arithmetic, chapter 6 about Shtukas. I'm trying to understand some details about some concepts. This chapter is based on a Mumford's paper An ...
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Smooth analogue of Cartan's Theorem B
Cartan's Theorem B can be stated as follows:
Let $X$ be a space let $\mathcal{F}$ be a sheaf on $X$.
Consider the following three conditions:
$X$ is "simple";
$\mathcal{F}$ is "nice&...
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Local freeness of dualizing sheaf
I am reading the dualizing sheaf and duality theorems from Hartshorne’s algebraic geometry book. I am wondering about the following.
When does the dualizing sheaf of a projective scheme is an locally ...
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Making a map in sheaf cohomology involving a theta characteristic explicit
Motivation:
For a given rank 2 vector bundle we want to know how many theta-characteristic valued twisted endomorphisms it has.
Setting:
Let $C$ be a smooth algebraic curve over a field of ...
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Equivalence of cohomology with compact support
Let $𝑋$ be a connected CW complex, $𝜌:\pi_1(𝑋)→\mathrm{Aut}(G)$ a representation, and $G_\rho$ the associated sheaf. It follows from here, that the following two cohomologies are isomorphic.
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How to increase the second cohomology group of the structure sheaf?
We know that $H^2(\mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^3})=0$. I am looking for blow-ups $$\pi:X \to \mathbb{P}^3$$ such that $X$ is non-singular and $H^2(\mathcal{O}_X)>0$. Of course, if we blow-up along ...
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Spectral sequence generalizing Čech cohomology
Let $X$ be a 'nice' topological space. Let $\left(U_i\right)_{i\in I}$ be a finite open covering of $X$. Let $\mathcal{F}$ be a sheaf of abelian groups.
For a subset $A\subset I$ denote $$U_A:=\cap_{...
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Canonical product in sheaf cohomology
EDIT: Let $\mathcal{F},\mathcal{G}$ be sheaves of abelian groups on a topological space $X$. Then there exists a canonical cup product
$$H^i(X,\mathcal{F})\otimes_\mathbb{Z}H^j(X,\mathcal{G})\to H^{i+...
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Pullback morphism of a hyperplane inclusion is zero in the derived category
Let $L \subset \mathbb{C}^n$ be a hyperplane and let $i:L \to \mathbb{C}^n$ be the inclusion. Since $i$ is proper, we have induced maps $i^*: H^k_c(\mathbb{C}^n) \to H^k_c(L)$, and these maps are zero ...
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Is pullback map on sheaf cohomology injective for surjective morphisms?
Consider a surjective map $f\colon X\to Y$ of smooth projective varieties. It is well known (see e.g. Voisin's Hodge theory I, Lemma 7.28) that the map $H^i(Y,\mathbb Q)\to H^i(X,\mathbb Q)$ is ...
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Is the derived category of sheaves localised at pointwise homotopy equivalences locally small?
In order to define the cup and cross products in sheaf cohomology, Iversen makes computations in an intermediate derived category. If $K(X;k)$ is the triangulated category of cochain complexes of ...
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Is there a concrete application of topos theory?
The notion of topos was originally formulated in SGA 4 in the context of attacking the Weil conjectures. This formalism turned out to be unnecessary for the purposes of proving those conjectures. But ...
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Does anyone have a good example of an injective resolution?
I'm learning about injective resolutions and derived functor sheaf cohomology, and it seems that every source on injective resolutions gives no examples. I feel like just one good example would make ...
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Serre duality for non-compact Riemann surfaces
Suppose $X$ is a Riemann surface. If $X$ is compact, then Serre duality tells us that we have an isomorphism in sheaf cohomology
$$ H^1(X,E) \cong H^0(X,\Omega\otimes E^\ast)^\ast $$
Can we say ...
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Proving that $H^1(X,\mathcal{Hom}(\mathcal{G},\mathcal{E})) \cong \text{Ext}^1(\mathcal{G},\mathcal{E})$ holds for locally free sheaves
The following passage is from a thesis I'm reading:
Suppose we have a short exact sequence of vector bundles $$0 \to \mathcal{E} \to \mathcal{F}\to \mathcal{G} \to 0.$$ Since these sheaves are ...
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Cohomology of equivariant toric vector bundles using Klyachko's filtration
I am trying to understand Klyachko's following description of the cohomology groups of locally free (hopefully more generally of reflexive) sheaves on toric varieties.
Whereas detailed literature ...
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Lifting of quadrics containing hyperplane section for projectively normal curves
Let $C \subset \mathbb{P}^r$ be a projective curve (over $k=\mathbb{C}$), smooth, irreducible and nondegenerate of degree $d$, ie the embedding line bundle $\mathcal{O}_C(1)=(\mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^r}...
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Reference for isomorphism between group cohomology and singular cohomology
Let $G$ be a (discrete) group, $X$ a topological space that works as a classifying space for $G$, and $\mathcal{L}$ a local system on $X$ with stalk $L$. It is a fairly standard result that
$$ H^i(G, ...
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Action of algebraic group in cohomology of equivariant algebraic vector bundle
Let $X$ be a projective algebraic variety over an algebraically closed field. Let an algebraic group $G$ act algebraically on $X$. Let $\mathcal{F}$ be a $G$-equivariant vector bundle (or, more ...
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A question about cohomology with local coefficient
Let's consider the next theorem.
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[The cohomology Leray-Serre Spectral sequence] Let $R$ be a
commutative ring with unit. Given a fibration $F\hookrightarrow E\overset{p}{%
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Commutative group scheme cohomology on generic point
Setup:
Let $k$ be an algebraically closed field.
Let $C$ be a smooth connected projective curve over $k$.
Let $J$ be a smooth commutative group scheme over $C$ with connected fibers.
Let $j:\eta\to C$ ...
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Surjection of a short exact sequence induced by spectral sequence (from paper of Schneider/Stuhler)
Let $K=\mathbb{Q}_p$ and $X$ a smooth separated rigid analytic variety over $K$ with coherent sheaf $\mathcal{F}$. Furthermore, $U \subset X$ is an open subvariety with admissible covering
$$ \dotsb \...
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Inception of modern view of Sheaf Cohomology in Mathematical Literature
From wikipedia entry on Sheaf Cohomology I have found the intriguing passage: 'The essential point is to fix a topological space X and think of cohomology as a functor from sheaves of abelian groups ...
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Computing the first sheaf cohomology
I am looking for some examples of computing the dimension of the first sheaf cohomology for smooth projective surfaces. To be more precisely, let $X$ be a smooth, projective surface. Let $D$ be an ...
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If $\mathrm{Ext}^i(E,F)$ commutes with base change, then is $\mathrm{Ext}^{i+1}(E,F)$ representable?
Consider a projective morphism of Noetherian schemes $p:X\to \mathrm{Spec}(A)$. Let $\mathcal{E},\mathcal{F}$ be coherent $\mathcal{O}_X$-modules flat over $A$. For every (Noetherian) ring map $A\to B$...
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In what sense is the complex $\mathscr{L}^\bullet$ unique?
This is in Section III.12. Algebraic Geometry by Hartshorne. Assume $X\to\mathrm{Spec}(A)$ is a projective morphism of Noetherian schemes. Let $\mathscr{F}$ be coherent over $X$, flat over $A$.
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Clarification on smooth de Rham theorem
I am misunderstanding something in Theorem 2.1.9 in Dimca’s Sheaves in Topology:
Let $X$ be a real smooth manifold. Then the natural morphism from the constant sheaf to the de Rham complex
$$\mathbb{R}...
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How to estimate the locus of non-zero cohomology for a equivariant toric reflexive sheaf, with a Klyachko description
I am trying to analyze Macaulay2 package "ToricVectorBundles". The package deals with equivariant reflexive sheaves on complete toric varieties. Such a sheaf is described by a set of ...
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On the exactness of the restriction to small etale site in the case of differentiable stacks
Let $X$ be a manifold considered as a stack on the big etale site of manifolds. Consider the functor $$ F \mapsto F_X$$ which sends a sheaf on the stack $X$ to the sheaf on the manifold $X$.
In Lemma ...
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Removing Noetherian condition from cohomology and base change
This question is related to a question I asked a few days ago. Since there seems to be no (at least for me) satisfying reference for cohomology and base change as stated by Vakil in his script in ...
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When (or why) is a six-functor formalism enough?
The six functor formalism in a given cohomology theory consists of for each space a derived category of sheaves and six different ways to construct functors between those categories (four involving a ...
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