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125 votes

How has modern algebraic geometry affected other areas of math?

78 votes

The inverse Galois problem, what is it good for?

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Is there a universal property for Witt vectors?

46 votes

Consequences of not requiring ring homomorphisms to be unital?

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Commutative rings to algebraic spaces in one jump?

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Why are noetherian rings such natural objects in algebraic geometry?

28 votes

What are some slogans that express mathematical tricks?

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Why is this not an algebraic space?

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Problems where we can't make a canonical choice, solved by looking at all choices at once

18 votes

Is the moduli space of curves defined over the field with one element?

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Precise definition of a scheme (Key question: How to define an open subfunctor without resorting to classical scheme theory)

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Exact sequence of monoids

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Is an ordinary scheme in Borger's Absolute Geometry the same as a "scheme over 𝔽₁" with a map to Spec(ℤ)?

15 votes

Why does Neeman avoid t-structures?

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What's the easiest example of a morphism of topoi that is not from that of a site?

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Applications of algebraic geometry over a field with one element

14 votes

When and why did the postdoctoral position originate?

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Why does the Gamma function satisfy a functional equation?

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How much of scheme theory can you visualize?

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Is the (regular) inverse Galois problem known for the field C(x,y)?

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How to visualize a Witt vector?

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On a Theorem of Fontaine

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Is every Adams ring morphism a lambda-ring morphism?

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When is a localization of a commutative ring finitely generated as an algebra?

11 votes

Ring with three binary operations

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Descent of functions along finite birational morphisms

10 votes

Criteria for ghost-Witt vectors: looking for history and references

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$\lambda$-ring structure defined for a graded ring in Fulton–Lang's book

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Classification of plethories over $\mathbb{Q}$

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Are there Néron models over higher dimensional base schemes?