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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.

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@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