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On Selmer complexes, Stark systems and derived $p$-adic heights

Number Theory 2026-03-26 v1

Abstract

We develop the theory of Nekov\'a\v{r}'s Selmer complexes. We prove that, under mild hypotheses, Nekov\'a\v{r}'s Selmer complexes are canonically quasi-isomorphic to ``Poitou-Tate complexes", which arise from Poitou-Tate global duality exact sequences. We give two applications. Firstly, we prove that the determinant of a Selmer complex is canonically isomorphic to the module of Stark systems and, by using this result, we construct a canonical ``Heegner point Stark system" which controls Selmer groups. Secondly, we prove that the derived pp-adic height pairing of Bertolini-Darmon concides with that of Nekov\'a\v{r}.

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@article{arxiv.2603.23978,
  title  = {On Selmer complexes, Stark systems and derived $p$-adic heights},
  author = {Daniel Macias Castillo and Takamichi Sano},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.23978},
  year   = {2026}
}

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44 pages

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