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The structure of the pro-l-unipotent fundamental group of a smooth variety

Algebraic Geometry 2009-09-29 v2

Abstract

By developing a theory of deformations over nilpotent Lie algebras, based on Schlessinger's deformation theory over Artinian rings, this paper investigates the pro-l-unipotent fundamental group of a variety X. If X is smooth and proper, defined over a finite field, then the Weil conjectures imply that this group is quadratically presented. If X is smooth and non-proper, then the group is defined by equations of bracket length at most four.

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@article{arxiv.math/0401378,
  title  = {The structure of the pro-l-unipotent fundamental group of a smooth variety},
  author = {J. P. Pridham},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0401378},
  year   = {2009}
}

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28 pages; v2 minor emendations