English

Cartesian modules over representations of small categories

Rings and Algebras 2015-05-27 v1 Algebraic Geometry Algebraic Topology Category Theory

Abstract

We introduce the new concept of cartesian module over a pseudofunctor RR from a small category to the category of small preadditive categories. Already the case when RR is a (strict) functor taking values in the category of commutative rings is sufficient to cover the classical construction of quasi-coherent sheaves of modules over a scheme. On the other hand, our general setting allows for a good theory of contravariant additive locally flat functors, providing a geometrically meaningful extension of Crawley-Boevey's Representation Theorem. As an application, we relate and extend some previous constructions of the pure derived category of a scheme.

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@article{arxiv.1505.07086,
  title  = {Cartesian modules over representations of small categories},
  author = {Sergio Estrada and Simone Virili},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.07086},
  year   = {2015}
}
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