Weight decompositions on etale fundamental groups
Algebraic Geometry
2009-12-10 v5 Number Theory
Abstract
Let X be a smooth or proper variety defined over a finite field. The geometric etale fundamental group of X is a normal subgroup of the Weil group, so conjugation gives it a Weil action. We consider the pro-Q_l-algebraic completion of the fundamental group as a non-abelian Weil representation. Lafforgue's Theorem and Deligne's Weil II theorems imply that this affine group scheme is mixed, in the sense that its structure sheaf is a mixed Weil representation. When X is smooth, weight restrictions apply, affecting the possibilities for the structure of this group. This gives new examples of groups which cannot arise as etale fundamental groups of smooth varieties.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0510245,
title = {Weight decompositions on etale fundamental groups},
author = {J. P. Pridham},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0510245},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
19 pages; v5 proofs greatly simplified - middle sections removed