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Rank 2 local systems and abelian varieties II

Algebraic Geometry 2022-06-17 v3 Number Theory

Abstract

Let X/FqX/\mathbb{F}_{q} be a smooth, geometrically connected, quasiprojective variety. Let E\mathcal{E} be a semisimple overconvergent FF-isocrystal on XX. Suppose that irreducible summands Ei\mathcal{E}_i of E\mathcal E have rank 2, determinant Qˉp(1)\bar{\mathbb{Q}}_p(-1), and infinite monodromy at \infty. Suppose further that for each closed point xx of XX, the characteristic polynomial of E\mathcal{E} at xx is in Q[t]Qp[t]\mathbb{Q}[t]\subset \mathbb Q_p[t]. Then there exists a non-trivial open set UXU\subset X such that EU\mathcal{E}|_U comes from a family of abelian varieties on UU. As an application, let L1L_1 be an irreducible lisse Qˉl\bar{\mathbb{Q}}_l sheaf on XX that has rank 2, determinant Qˉl(1)\bar{\mathbb{Q}}_l(-1), and infinite monodromy at \infty. Then all crystalline companions to L1L_1 exist (as predicted by Deligne's crystalline companions conjecture) if and only if there exists a non-trivial open set UXU\subset X and an abelian scheme πU ⁣:AUU\pi_U\colon A_U\rightarrow U such that L1UL_1|_U is a summand of R1(πU)QˉlR^1(\pi_U)_*\bar{\mathbb{Q}}_l.

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@article{arxiv.2003.07831,
  title  = {Rank 2 local systems and abelian varieties II},
  author = {Raju Krishnamoorthy and Ambrus Pál},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.07831},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

21 pages, comments very welcome! V2: slightly reorganized, typos fixed. v3: substantial revision, in response to referee comments

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