Non-surjectivity of the Clifford invariant map (Q1322360): Difference between revisions

In the earlier paper [\(K\)-Theory 6, 29-44 (1992; Zbl 0773.14012)] the authors constructed examples of smooth projective curves \(X\) over local fields for which the Clifford algebra classes do not fill up the 2- torsion in the Brauer group of \(X\). In this paper the authors prove the following: Let \(A\) be a commutative ring and \(X\) be a smooth projective curve over a field \(k\) \((\text{char } k\neq 2)\) and \(\pi: \text{Spec } A\to X\) -- a locally trivial affine fibration. If \(\xi\in {}_ 2\text{Br } X\) is not the Clifford invariant of any quadratic space over \(X\), then \(\pi*\xi\in {}_ 2\text{Br}(A)\) is not the Clifford invariant of any quadratic space over \(A\). This result is applied to construct examples of commutative rings with non-surjective Clifford invariant map. It is worth noticing that the Clifford invariant map of any field is surjective.