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for questions about deformation theory, including deformations of manifolds, schemes, Galois representations, and von Neumann algebras.

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Kodaira-Spencer map in a concrete instance

Let $\pi:X_{\epsilon} \rightarrow \Delta$ be a family of (say smooth) projective plane curves parametrized by $\Delta:=\operatorname{Spec}(k[\epsilon])$, and let $X=X_0$ be the closed fiber. Suppose t …
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Geometric meaning of small extensions ?

Let $(A,\mathfrak{m}_A)$ be a local Artinian $k$-algebra with residue field $k$. Then the scheme $\mathrm{Spec}(A)$ can be loosely seen as a "fat point", or an "infinitesimal neighbourhood" of a point …
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About Kodaira's book on deformations

I happened to read the following sentence in the blog by the physicist Jacques Distler: "What makes Kodaira’s Complex Manifolds and Deformation of Complex Structures such a delight to read is that …
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Are linear algebraic groups rigid?

The underlying variety of a linear elgebraic group (say, over an algebraically closed field) is affine, so doesn't have nontrivial (infinitesimal) deformations. I'm curious to know whether it's possi …
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