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Counit map surjective

Let $X \to Y$ a (set theoretically) surjective morphism of schemes, $L$ a line bundle/invertible sheaf on $X$ (maybe more generally a locally free coh sheaf, but let's stick firstly on invertible ...
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Splitting of counit-trace map for $\ell$-adic sheaf $\Bbb Q_{\ell}$

I have a question about following argument on page 3 in paper arxiv.org/abs/1702.04404 by Will Sawin (Proposition 3): The claim is that for a finite, dominant map $f:X \to Y$ between varieties $X,Y$ ...
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Ampleness verifiable over faithfully flat cover

Let $X$ be a Noetherian scheme over a field $k$ and $\mathcal{L}$ an invertible sheaf. Recall $\mathcal{L}$ is called ample iff for every coherent $\mathcal{M}$ there exist a $n_0(M)$ such that for ...
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Dévissage of stratified structures in Grothendieck's "Esquisse d’un programme"

I have a question about the intuition behind Grothendieck's proposed notion of so called "Tame topology" in his Esquisse d’un programme. Grothendieck insisted that theory should admit “...
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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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What is the inverse image sheaf necessary for in algebraic geometry?

Given a continuous map $f \colon X \to Y$ of topological spaces, and a sheaf $\mathcal{F}$ on $Y$, the inverse image sheaf $f^{-1}\mathcal{F}$ on $X$ is the sheafification of the presheaf $$U \mapsto \...
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Is there a simple counterexample to étale proper base change on the unbounded derived category?

The best non-derived version of proper base change on the étale site of a scheme I know is that for $f : X \to Y$ proper and $g : Y' \to Y$ arbitrary, the base change morphism $g^{-1} R f_\star \...
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flatness of restriction of structure sheaf over ring of global sections

Let $X$ be an affine scheme. $U \subseteq X$ open. Then I want to show that $\mathcal{O}_X(U)$ is flat over $\mathcal{O}_X(X)$. But I want to prove it only by knowing the definition of structure sheaf ...
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Basic question on projective bundles

Let $\mathcal{E}$ be a coherent sheaf on an irreducible scheme $S$ ($S$ can be pretty nice, say noetherian of finite type), and let $\mathbf{P}(\mathcal{E}):=\mathrm{Proj}(\mathrm{Sym}(\mathcal{E}))$ ...
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Joins of (closed) subschemes and Zariski-local Z-functors

$\newcommand\Aff{\mathrm{Aff}}\newcommand\cRing{\mathrm{cRing}}\newcommand\Sch{\mathrm{Sch}}$Equip $\Aff = \cRing^\text{op}$ with the Zariski Grothendieck-topology. There are nested categories: $$\Aff\...
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Sheaves on families of genus 2 curves in Hassett's paper

Sorry for a maybe stupid long question but I'm reading the paper "Classical and minimal models of the moduli space of curves of genus two" by Brendan Hassett and I'm not able to unravel a ...
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Do rationally contractible presheaves have rationally contractible injective resolution

Given a presheaf $\mathcal{F}: Sm/k\rightarrow Ab$ we define a new presheaf $C\mathcal{F}= \varinjlim\limits_{X\times \{0,1\}\subset U \subset X\times \mathbb{A}^1}\mathcal{F}(U)$. The presheaf $\...
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Injective sheaf of $\mathcal{O}_X$ modules

I am trying to verify that: A sheaf of $\mathcal{O}_X$ modules $\mathcal{F}$ is an injective object in the category of $\mathcal{O}_X$ modules iff its local rings $\mathcal{F}_x$ are injective $\...
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Is the restriction of an injective sheaf on a closed subscheme still injective?

Let $X$ be a Noetherian scheme, and let $i:Z\to X$ be the inclusion of a closed subscheme $Z$. Let $\mathcal{I}$ be an injective sheaf of modules on $X$. Question. Is $i^*\mathcal{I}$ still an ...
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Interesting property of a divisor contained in special fiber

Let $(A, \mathfrak{m}, \kappa=A/\mathfrak{m})$ be a local ring and $f:X \to \operatorname{Spec} (A)$ a scheme. Let $D \subset X$ a divisor on $X$ contained in special fiber $D \subset f^{-1}(\sigma_{\...
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Support of a coherent sheaf over a fiber product scheme

I'm trying to prove the following fact which I don't know if it is true since I am not able to find a counterexample: Let $X,S$ be two $K$-scheme of finite type with $K$ an algebraically closed field....
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On the definition of a principal ideal sheaf

In his book Algebraic Geometry and Arithmetic Curves Qing Liu claims in Exercise 3.4, page 56, the following for a scheme $X$ and a global function $f\in \mathcal O_X(X)$: "The map $U\mapsto f\...
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Quotient of $\text{Proj}(A)$ by the action of a finite group

Let $X$ be $ \operatorname{Proj}(A)$ for some graded ring A, and let $G$ be a finite group acting on $A$ with morphisms of graded rings; consequently $G$ acts on $X$. I know I can write $X = \bigcup_{...
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Algebraic spaces in the étale topology (proof from Stacks project)

I have a question about the proof of Lemma 78.12.1 from Stacks Project. The aim of the last paragraph of the proof is to verify that the map of sheaves in the étale topology $F \to U/R$ is an ...
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Is a direct sum of flabby sheaves flabby?

Consider a family of flabby (= flasque) sheaves $(\mathcal F_i)_{i\in I}$ of abelian groups on the topological space $X$. My question : is their direct sum sheaf $\mathcal F=\oplus _{i\in I} \mathcal ...
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Cohomological Brauer group vs classical

Let $X$ be a smooth scheme over $\mathbb{C}$. A $O_X$-algebra $A$ is called Azumaya algebra on $X$ if locally it's ismorphic to matrix algebra: ie for every $p \in X$ there exist open $U \subset X$ ...
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The Serre duality theorem intuition

It is a well known fact that proper scheme $X$ over $k$ has a up to isomorphism unique dualizing sheaf (EGA I, Hartshorne). This dualizing sheaf $\omega_X$ comes with two striking properties: (i) ...
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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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Direct image functor commuting with infinite direct sum of sheaves

Normally I would think this kind of question doesn't belong on overflow, but I haven't been able to find an answer anywhere else, so perhaps it is not so trivial. Let $f: X \rightarrow Y$ be a ...
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Direct sums of invertible sheaves commuting with global sections and the functor of points approach

I am looking at the Stacks Project's treatment of the functor of points for projective space. Let's restrict to the case that $S$ is a graded ring, generated by $S_{1}$ as an $S_{0}$ algebra. The ...
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Mistake in Hartshorne's Exercise II.1.1?

This is really an elementary question, but let me state it. Exercise 1.1 of the second Chapter of Hartshorne's Algebraic Geometry ask to prove that the sheaf associated to the presheaf sending every ...
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Affine scheme on spec(A) of a ring A as the sheafification of a pre-sheave on spec(A)?

It is obvious that there is a parallel between the definition of structure sheaf of $\operatorname{Spec}(A)$ versus the sheafification of a pre-sheaf. The definition of the sheaf $\mathscr F^+$ ...
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Weaker version of smooth base change for étale sheaves

Consider the cartesian square of schemes $$ \require{AMScd} \begin{CD} X' @>{g'}>> X \\ @V{f'}VV @VV{f}V \\ S' @>>{g}> S \end{CD} $$ and the base change map $$ \eta : ...
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Dualizing sheaf and determinant of cohomology

Let $\pi:X\to S=\operatorname{Spec } O_K$ be an arithmetic surface in the sense of Arakelov geometry. Here $K$ is a number field $\pi$ is a flat map and $X$ is a projective surface. For any coherent ...
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Functorial characterization of open subschemes?

Given a morphism of schemes f: U → X, can one determine when f is an isomorphism of U onto an open subscheme of X in terms of some induced functors between the categories of quasicoherent modules ...
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When is a coherent subsheaf determined by its global sections

I am reading an article in which a proof is based on defining a subsheaf by only giving its global sections. The exact setting is that, one has a surjective finite morphism $f:Y\to X$ between ...
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Sheaf associated to presheaf Aut

Let $S$ be a scheme and let $C$ be the category of schemes flat and locally of finite presentation over $S$. Endow $C$ with the fppf topology (or perhaps any subcanonical topology). Let $\mathcal P$ ...
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Chern Classes: two approaches

The following question is closely related to this one. Let $X$ a non singular projective variety over $\mathbb C$, and let $\mathscr E$ a locally free sheaf of rank $r$ (an algebraic vector bundle), ...
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Can $\mathcal O_X$ be recognized abstract-nonsensically?

This question has been asked by Teimuraz Pirashvili many years ago. I forgot about it after a while and remembered only now by accident. He probably knows the answer by now, but I still don't. In the ...
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An apparent equivalence of the category of affine schemes over $S$ and the category of quasi-coherent $\mathcal{O}_S$-algebras

I had asked something very similar before on math.se (deleted now) but unfortunately it hadn't received a lot of attention. I decided to re-ask here. Let $S$ be a fixed scheme. Is the following true? ...
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Evaluation maps for moduli of stable maps

Let $\overline{M}_{0,n}(\mathbb{P}^N,d)$ be the moduli space of stable maps of degree $d$ from curves of genus zero with $n$-marked points to $\mathbb{P}^N$. Consider the product of the evaluation ...
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How to compute cohomology groups of a closed subscheme Z of projective space, defined by a homogeneous polynomial of degree d?

Let $Z = \mathrm{Proj}\,k[x_{0},x_{1},\ldots,x_{r}]/f$ be a closed subscheme of degree $d$, i.e., $f$ is a homogeneous polynomial of degree $d$, and $\mathcal{O}_{Z}(1)=i^{*}\mathcal{O}_\mathbb{P}(1)$....
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Pullback of a constant sheaf

Let $\varphi:X\to Y$ be a surjective morphism of schemes which are connected and of finite type. Let $A$ be an abelian group, $\mathscr{F}$ be the constant sheaf on $X$ with fibers $A$ and $\mathscr{...
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trying to understand the support of the sheaf of relative differentials

So I'm trying to understand a proof of Belyi's theorem from http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/29785/1/b45h1koe.pdf specifically lemma 3.4. The setup is as follows: Let $X/\mathbb{C}$ be a curve, and let $t ...
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Vector space structure on the tangent bundle of a scheme and relation to the tangent sheaf

First a word of warning: I am not a trained algebraic geometer, so it is possible (likely) that these questions are inappropriate for MO, if so: my apologies. Said this: As far as I understand the ...
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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_\...
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morphisms of affine schemes question

So, in chapter 2, section 2 of Hartshorne, (prop 2.3), he describes how if $\varphi : A\rightarrow B$ is a homomorphism of rings, then you get a morphism of (affine schemes): $\newcommand{\Spec}{\...
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Ringed and locally ringed spaces

A pair $(X,O_X)$ is a ringed space if $X$ is a topological space and $O_X$ is a sheaf of rings. If every stalk $O_{X,x}$ is a local ring, then we say that $(X,O_X)$ is a locally ringed space. In the ...
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Closed subschemes and pulling back the structure sheaf via the inclusion map

I would just like a clarification related to closed subschemes. If $(X,{\cal O}_X)$ is a locally ringed space and $A\subset X$ is any subset with the subspace topology then $i^{-1}{\cal O}_X$ will be ...