Extended Picard complexes for algebraic groups and homogeneous spaces (Q2499670)

Let \(K\) be a field of characteristic zero, \(X\) a \(K\)-variety (i.e. smooth and geometrically integral \(K\)-variety) and \(\overline X:= X\times_K\overline K\), where \(\overline K\) is a fixed algebraic closure of \(K\). The authors of the paper under review define the extended Picard complex \(U\,\text{Pic}(\overline X)\) which is going to be a 2-extension of \(\text{Pic}(\overline X)\) by \(U(\overline X):= \overline K[\overline X]^*/K^*\). They prove that there is a natural injection of \[ \text{Pic}(X)\hookrightarrow H^1(K,U\,\text{Pic}(\overline X)) \] and also a natural injection of \[ \text{Br}_a(X)\hookrightarrow H^2(K,U\,\text{Pic}(\overline X)). \] (Here \(\text{Br}(k)@>\alpha>> \text{B}r(X)@>b>> \text{Br}(\overline X)\), with \(\alpha\) and \(b\) the canonical homomorphisms and \(\text{Br}_a(X):= \ker b/\text{im\,}\alpha\).) If \(C\) is a complex of \(\text{Gal}(\overline K/K)\)-modules, define \[ \text{Ш}^2_\omega(K,C):= \ker[H^i(K,C)\to \prod_j H^i(\gamma,C)], \] where \(\gamma\) runs over all closed procyclic subgroups of \(\text{Gal}(\overline K/K)\), then there is an isomorphism \[ \text{Ш}^1_\omega(K,\text{Pic}(\overline X_c))\widetilde\rightarrow \text{Ш}^2_\omega(K,U\,\text{Pic}(\overline X)), \] where \(X_C\) is a smooth compactification of \(X\). For connected linear \(K\)-groups \(G\) they have also computed \(U\,\text{Pic}(\overline G)\) in terms of the algebraic fundamental group \(\pi_1(\overline G)\) \((\pi_1(\overline G):= \pi_1(\overline G^{\text{red}}))\). Similar results have also been obtained for homogeneous spaces \(X\) of a connected \(K\)-group \(G\). Here have been stated only the results and no proofs.