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$\mathbb{A}^{1}$-Local Degree via Stacks

Algebraic Geometry 2024-08-19 v5 Algebraic Topology K-Theory and Homology

Abstract

We extend results of Kass--Wickelgren to define an Euler class for a non-orientable (or non-relatively orientable) vector bundle on a smooth scheme, valued in the Grothendieck--Witt group of the ground field. We use a root stack construction to produce this Euler class and discuss its relation to other versions of an Euler class in A1\mathbb{A}^{1}-homotopy theory. This allows one to apply Kass--Wickelgren's technique for arithmetic enrichments of enumerative geometry to a larger class of problems; as an example, we use our construction to give an arithmetic count of the number of lines meeting 66 planes in P4\mathbb{P}^4.

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@article{arxiv.1911.05955,
  title  = {$\mathbb{A}^{1}$-Local Degree via Stacks},
  author = {Andrew Kobin and Libby Taylor},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.05955},
  year   = {2024}
}

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Errors identified in several places. A corrected version may be drafted in the future, but the timeline is uncertain for now

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