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Singular curves and the etale Brauer-Manin obstruction for surfaces

Algebraic Geometry 2013-11-25 v2 Number Theory

Abstract

We construct a smooth and projective surface over an arbitrary number field that is a counterexample to the Hasse principle but has the infinite etale Brauer-Manin set. We also construct a surface with a unique rational point and the infinite etale Brauer-Manin set. The key new ingredient is the arithmetic of singular projective curves.

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@article{arxiv.1212.6019,
  title  = {Singular curves and the etale Brauer-Manin obstruction for surfaces},
  author = {Yonatan Harpaz and Alexei Skorobogatov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1212.6019},
  year   = {2013}
}

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17 pages