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Wild Brauer classes via prismatic cohomology

Algebraic Geometry 2025-10-31 v2 Number Theory

Abstract

Let KK be a finite extension of Qp\mathbb{Q}_p and XX a smooth proper KK-variety with good reduction. Under a mild assumption on the behaviour of Hodge numbers under reduction modulo pp, we prove that the existence of a non-zero global 2-form on XX implies, after a finite extension of KK, the existence of pp-torsion Brauer classes with surjective evaluation map. This implies that any smooth proper variety over a number field which satisfies weak approximation over all finite extensions has no non-zero global 2-form. The proof is based on a prismatic interpretation of Brauer classes with eventually constant evaluation, and a Newton-above-Hodge result for the mod pp reduction of prismatic cohomology. This generalises work of Bright and the second-named author beyond the ordinary reduction case.

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@article{arxiv.2509.22025,
  title  = {Wild Brauer classes via prismatic cohomology},
  author = {Emiliano Ambrosi and Rachel Newton and Margherita Pagano},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.22025},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

Several minor corrections and improved exposition, comments are welcome