Non-formality of Galois cohomology modulo all primes
Number Theory
2025-08-13 v1 Algebraic Geometry
Abstract
Let be a prime number and let be a field of characteristic different from . We prove that there exist a field extension and in such that in but is not defined over . Thus the Strong Massey Vanishing Conjecture at the prime fails for , and the cochain differential graded ring of the absolute Galois group of is not formal. This answers a question of Positselski.
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@article{arxiv.2309.17004,
title = {Non-formality of Galois cohomology modulo all primes},
author = {Alexander Merkurjev and Federico Scavia},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.17004},
year = {2025}
}
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27 pages