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Determinant bundle in a family of curves, after A. Beilinson and V. Schechtman

Algebraic Geometry 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

In Comm. Math. Physics 118 (1988), 651-701, A. Beilinson and V. Schechtman define on the total space of a smooth family of curves a so-called trace complex associated to a vector bundle, the 0-th relative cohomology of which is the Atiyah algebra of the determinant bundle. Their proof reduces the general case to the acyclic one. In particular, one needs a comparison of the image of the trace complex for a bundle, and its twist by an \'etale multisection. We analyse this and correct a point in the original proof.

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@article{arxiv.math/9910053,
  title  = {Determinant bundle in a family of curves, after A. Beilinson and V. Schechtman},
  author = {Hélène Esnault and I-Hsun Tsai},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9910053},
  year   = {2009}
}

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6 pages, Latex 2e