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Galois representations modulo $p$ that do not lift modulo $p^2$

Number Theory 2024-10-17 v1

Abstract

For every finite group HH and every finite HH-module AA, we determine the subgroup of negligible classes in H2(H,A)H^2(H,A), in the sense of Serre, over fields with enough roots of unity. As a consequence, we show that for every odd prime pp, every integer n3n\geq 3, and every field FF containing a primitive pp-th root of unity, there exists a continuous nn-dimensional mod pp representation of the absolute Galois group of F(x1,,xp)F(x_1,\dots,x_p) which does not lift modulo p2p^2. This answers a question of Khare and Serre, and disproves a conjecture of Florence.

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@article{arxiv.2410.12560,
  title  = {Galois representations modulo $p$ that do not lift modulo $p^2$},
  author = {Alexander Merkurjev and Federico Scavia},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.12560},
  year   = {2024}
}

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21 pages

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