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Finite torsors on projective schemes defined over a discrete valuation ring

Algebraic Geometry 2019-04-25 v1 Category Theory Group Theory

Abstract

Given a Henselian and Japanese discrete valuation ring AA and a flat and projective AA-scheme XX, we follow the approach of Biswas-dos Santos to introduce a full subcategory of coherent modules on XX which is then shown to be Tannakian. We then prove that, under normality of the generic fibre, the associated affine and flat group is pro-finite in a strong sense (so that its ring of functions is a Mittag-Leffler AA-module) and that it classifies finite torsors QXQ\to X. This establishes an analogy to Nori's theory of the essentially finite fundamental group. In addition, we compare our theory with the ones recently developed by Mehta-Subramanian and Antei-Emsalem-Gasbarri. Using the comparison with the former, we show that any quasi-finite torsor QXQ\to X has a reduction of structure group to a finite one.

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@article{arxiv.1904.10659,
  title  = {Finite torsors on projective schemes defined over a discrete valuation ring},
  author = {Phung Ho Hai and Joao Pedro dos Santos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.10659},
  year   = {2019}
}

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