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Descente de torseurs, gerbes et points rationnels - Descent of torsors, gerbes and rational points

Algebraic Geometry 2007-05-23 v2 Number Theory

Abstract

Let kk be a field of characteristic 0 and GG a linear algebraic kk-group. When GG is abelian, it is well known that torsors under GXG_{X} over a kk-scheme π:XSpeck\pi:X\to \textup{Spec} k provide an obstruction to the existence of kk-rational points on XX, since Leray spectral sequence gives rise (when XX is 'nice', e.g. XX smooth and proper) to an exact sequence of groups (5-term exact sequence associated). This sequence gives an obstruction for a GˉX\bar{G}_{X}-torsor PˉXˉ\bar{P}\to\bar{X} with field of moduli kk to be defined over kk, i.e. to be obtained by extension of scalars to the algebraic closure kˉ\bar{k} of kk from a GXG_{X}-torsor PXP\to X. This obstruction is measured by a gerbe, which is neutral if XX possesses a kk-rational point. We try to extend this result to the non-commutative case, and in some cases, we deduce non-abelian cohomological obstruction to the existence of kk-rational points on XX, and results about descent of torsors.

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@article{arxiv.math/0401140,
  title  = {Descente de torseurs, gerbes et points rationnels - Descent of torsors, gerbes and rational points},
  author = {Stephane Zahnd},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0401140},
  year   = {2007}
}

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144 pages, uses xypic, in french, thesis