On Selmer complexes, Stark systems and derived $p$-adic heights
Number Theory
2026-03-26 v1
Abstract
We develop the theory of Nekov\'a\v{r}'s Selmer complexes. We prove that, under mild hypotheses, Nekov\'a\v{r}'s Selmer complexes are canonically quasi-isomorphic to ``Poitou-Tate complexes", which arise from Poitou-Tate global duality exact sequences. We give two applications. Firstly, we prove that the determinant of a Selmer complex is canonically isomorphic to the module of Stark systems and, by using this result, we construct a canonical ``Heegner point Stark system" which controls Selmer groups. Secondly, we prove that the derived -adic height pairing of Bertolini-Darmon concides with that of Nekov\'a\v{r}.
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@article{arxiv.2603.23978,
title = {On Selmer complexes, Stark systems and derived $p$-adic heights},
author = {Daniel Macias Castillo and Takamichi Sano},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.23978},
year = {2026}
}
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44 pages