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Localization and elliptic motivic relations

Algebraic Geometry 2026-07-31 v1 Number Theory

Abstract

We observe that the motivic analogue of Suslin reciprocity (and similar degree-zero statements) is a formal consequence of localization (plus purity/some six functor formalism). In particular, the statement of Suslin reciprocity for smooth schemes over fields due to Kriz is a corollary of localization for higher Chow groups, over any base; we write down the framework yielding such relations with coefficients for schemes smooth over any base in \A1\A^1-invariant motivic cohomology. As an application, we refine some relations between cup products of modular units to be integral in coefficients and in the base: first, we imitate the (rational-coefficients, complex-analytic) Busuioc--Park--Patashnick--Stevens argument for full-level-NN elliptic schemes, extending the result to integral bases and coefficients using the elementary reciprocity statement. We then refine the construction and resulting relations to the setting of motivic sheaves; in particular, this gives analogous relations at non-full level structure, as well as over any smooth global quotient stack.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2608.00300,
  title  = {Localization and elliptic motivic relations},
  author = {Peter Xu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2608.00300},
  year   = {2026}
}