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Rational points of universal curves in positive characteristics

Algebraic Geometry 2016-01-25 v2

Abstract

For the moduli stack Mg,n/Fp\mathcal{M}_{g,n/\mathbb{F}_p} of smooth curves over Spec Fp\text{Spec}~\mathbb{F}_p with the function field KK, we show that if g3g\geq3, then the only KK-rational points of the generic curve over KK are its nn tautological points. Furthermore, we show that if g4g\geq4 and n=0n=0, then Grothendieck's Section Conjecture holds for the generic curve over KK. This is an extension of Hain's work in characteristic 00 to positive characteristics.

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@article{arxiv.1410.3020,
  title  = {Rational points of universal curves in positive characteristics},
  author = {Tatsunari Watanabe},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.3020},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

31 pages. Significantly shortened. Proposition 4.3 from the 1st version had a mistake and is replaced with a weaker proposition. This article draws heavily from arXiv:1001.5008 "Rational points of universal curve." by Richard Hain and is an extension from char. zero to positive characteristic