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Let $C$ be a smooth curve over a finite field in characteristic $p$ and let $M$ be an overconvergent $F$-isocrystal over $C$. After replacing $C$ with a dense open subset $M$ obtains a slope filtration, whose steps interpolate the Frobenius…

The minimal slope conjecture, which was proposed by K.Kedlaya, asserts that two irreducible overconvergent $F$-isocrystals on a smooth variety are isomorphic to each other if both minimal slope constitutions of slope filtrations are…

We prove that for an indecomposable convergent or overconvergent F-isocrystal on a smooth irreducible variety over a perfect field of characteristic p, the gap between consecutive slopes at the generic point cannot exceed 1. (This may be…

By works of Kedlaya and Shiho, it is known that, for a smooth variety $\overline{X}$ over a field of positive characteristic and its simple normal crossing divisor $Z$, an overconvergent isocrystal on the compliment of $Z$ satisfying a…

We prove that in either the convergent or overconvergent setting, an absolutely irreducible $F$-isocrystal on the absolute product of two or more smooth schemes over perfect fields of characteristic $p$, further equipped with actions of the…

Given a smooth affine curve X over a field k of positive characteristic, and an overconvergent F-isocrystal on X, we prove after replacing k by a finite purely inseparable extension, there exists a finite separable cover of X, the pullback…

In this paper, we establish a criterion for an overconvergent isocrystal on a smooth variety over a field of characteristic $p>0$ to extend logarithmically to its smooth compactification whose complement is a strict normal crossing divisor.…

Let U be a smooth geometrically connected affine curve over $\mathbb{F}_p$ with compactification X. Following Dwork and Katz, a $p$-adic representation $\rho$ of $\pi_1(U)$ corresponds to an \'etale $F$-isocrystal. By work of Tsuzuki and…

The log-density method is a powerful algorithmic framework which in recent years has given rise to the best-known approximations for a variety of problems, including Densest-$k$-Subgraph and Bipartite Small Set Vertex Expansion. These…

Let $X$ be a smooth scheme over a finite field. It is conjectured that a convergent $F$-isocrystal on $X$ is overconvergent if its restriction to every curve contained in $X$ is overconvergent. Using the theory of \'etale and crystalline…

In this paper, we prove a `cut-by-curves criterion' for an overconvergent isocrystal on a smooth variety over a field of characteristic $p>0$ to extend logarithmically to its smooth compactification whose complement is a strict normal…

We show a Lefschetz theorem for irreducible overconvergent $F$-isocrystals on smooth varieties defined over a finite field. We derive several consequences from it.

Berthelot's conjecture predicts that under a proper and smooth morphism of schemes in characteristic $p$, the higher direct images of an overconvergent $F$-isocrystal are overconvergent $F$-isocrystals. In this paper we prove that this is…

In the framework of Berthelot's theory of arithmetic $\mathcal{D}$-modules, we prove that Berthelot's characteristic variety associated with a holonomic $\mathcal{D}$-modules endowed with a Frobenius structure has pure dimension. As an…

Let $K$ be a mixed characteristic complete discrete valuation field with perfect residue field $k$. Let $X$ be a variety over $k$, $Y$ be an open of $X$, $Y'$ be an open of $Y$ dense in $X$. We extend Kedlaya's full faithfulness as follows…

Let $\mathcal{V}$ be a mixed characteristic complete discrete valuation ring, $k$ its residual field, $\mathcal{P}$ a proper smooth formal scheme over $\mathcal{V}$, $P$ its special fiber, $T$ a divisor of $P$, $U:=P\setminus T$, $Y$ a…

We define the big crystalline site for a log scheme and prove the basic properties. In particular, we show the boundedness, base change, and perfectness theorems for the crystalline higher direct image of quasi-coherent crystals between…

Let $K$ be a complete non-archimedean valuation field of characteristic $0$, with non-trivial valuation, equipped with (possibly multiple) commuting bounded derivations. We prove a decomposition theorem for finite differential modules over…

We complete our proof that given an overconvergent F-isocrystal on a variety over a field of positive characteristic, one can pull back along a suitable generically finite cover to obtain an isocrystal which extends, with logarithmic…

In the proof of Crew's parabolicity conjecture, we established a key property concerning the slopes of $\dagger$-hulls of $F$-isocrystals, extending a result of Tsuzuki. This article presents an alternative proof of this theorem for a…