Descente de torseurs, gerbes et points rationnels - Descent of torsors, gerbes and rational points
Abstract
Let be a field of characteristic 0 and a linear algebraic -group. When is abelian, it is well known that torsors under over a -scheme provide an obstruction to the existence of -rational points on , since Leray spectral sequence gives rise (when is 'nice', e.g. smooth and proper) to an exact sequence of groups (5-term exact sequence associated). This sequence gives an obstruction for a -torsor with field of moduli to be defined over , i.e. to be obtained by extension of scalars to the algebraic closure of from a -torsor . This obstruction is measured by a gerbe, which is neutral if possesses a -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 -rational points on , and results about descent of torsors.
Cite
@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}
}
Comments
144 pages, uses xypic, in french, thesis