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Covering groups and their integral models

Number Theory 2014-06-17 v2 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

Given a reductive group G\boldsymbol{\mathrm{G}} over a base scheme SS, Brylinski and Deligne studied the central extensions of a reductive group G\boldsymbol{\mathrm{G}} by K2\boldsymbol{\mathrm{K}}_2, viewing both as sheaves of groups on the big Zariski site over SS. Their work classified these extensions by three invariants, for SS the spectrum of a field. We expand upon their work to study "integral models" of such central extensions, obtaining similar results for SS the spectrum of a sufficiently nice ring, e.g., a DVR with finite residue field or a DVR containing a field. Milder results are obtained for SS the spectrum of a Dedekind domain, often conditional on Gersten's conjecture.

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@article{arxiv.1405.4625,
  title  = {Covering groups and their integral models},
  author = {Martin H. Weissman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.4625},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

Mistake in Section 4.2 has been fixed, leading to a much simpler argument

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