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A relative Nash-Tognoli theorem over $\mathbb{Q}$ and application to the $\mathbb{Q}$-algebraicity problem

Algebraic Geometry 2025-12-08 v6

Abstract

We prove a relative version over Q\mathbb{Q} of Nash-Tognoli theorem, that is: Let MM be a compact smooth manifold with closed smooth submanifolds M1,,MM_1,\dots,M_\ell in general position, then there exists a nonsingular real algebraic set MRnM'\subset\mathbb{R}^n with nonsingular algebraic subsets M1,,MM_1',\dots,M_\ell' and a diffeomorphism h:MMh:M\to M' such that h(Mi)=Mih(M_i)=M_i' for all i=1,,i=1,\dots,\ell such that M,M1,,MM',M_1',\dots,M_\ell' are described, both globally and locally, by polynomial equations with rational coefficients. In addition, if M,M1,,MM,M_1,\dots,M_\ell are nonsingular algebraic sets, then we prove the diffeomorphism h:MMh:M\to M' can be chosen semialgebraic and the result can be extended to the noncompact case. In the proof we describe also the Z/2Z\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z}-homological cycles of real embedded Grassmannian manifolds by nonsingular algebraic representatives over Q\mathbb{Q} via the Bott-Samelson resolution of Schubert varieties.

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@article{arxiv.2302.04673,
  title  = {A relative Nash-Tognoli theorem over $\mathbb{Q}$ and application to the $\mathbb{Q}$-algebraicity problem},
  author = {Enrico Savi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.04673},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

The results and the structure of the paper have not changed since the previous version, we just updated the references to arXiv:2302.04142v2 and to a recent paper by Fernando and Ghiloni now available online. 34 pages, 3 figures

R2 v1 2026-06-28T08:35:56.744Z