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Arithmetic cohomology over finite fields and special values of zeta-functions

Number Theory 2007-05-23 v2 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

We construct a cohomology theory with compact support H^i_c(X_ar,Z(n))$ for separated schemes of finite type over a finite field, which should play a role analog to Lichtenbaum's Weil-etale cohomology groups for smooth and projective schemes. In particular, if Tate's conjecture holds and rational and numerical equivalence agree up to torsion, then the groups H^i_c(X_ar,Z(n)) are finitely generated, form an integral version of l-adic cohomology with compact support, and admit a formula for the special values of the zeta-function of X.

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@article{arxiv.math/0405164,
  title  = {Arithmetic cohomology over finite fields and special values of zeta-functions},
  author = {Thomas H. Geisser},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0405164},
  year   = {2007}
}

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28 pages, revised version