Weak approximation for Fano complete intersections in positive characteristic (Q2675331)

Let \(k\) be an algebraically closed field of characteristic \(p\geq 0\), and let \(B\) be a smooth connected curve defined over \(k\). Let \[ X_B \subset B\times_{\mathrm{Spec}\, k}\mathbb{P}^n_k \] be a complete intersection of multidegree \((d_1,\dots,d_c)\). If \(X_B\) is Fano, i.e. if \(n+1-(d_1+\dots d_c)>0\), the complete intersection \(X_B\) has at least one \(k(B)\)-point by Tsen's theorem. If \(X_B\) is singular, this statement is optimal, as shown by a cone over a Calabi-Yau hypersurface without \(k(B)\)-points. If \(X_B\) is Fano and smooth one expects that there are infinitely many \(k(B)\)-points, and even that weak approximation holds, i.e. density of \(k(B)\)-points on the set of adelic points. In characteristic \(p=0\), the work of \textit{B. Hassett} and \textit{Y. Tschinkel} [Invent. Math. 163, No. 1, 171--190 (2006; Zbl 1095.14049)] and two of the authors [J. Reine Angew. Math. 752, 1--23 (2019; Zbl 1419.14028)] implies weak approximation at places of (strong) potentially good reduction. In this paper they prove a similar result in positive characteristic: assume that \(p>\max(d_1, \dots,d_c)\) and \(n+1-(d_1+\dots d_c)>1\). Then weak approximation holds for (strong) potentially good reduction complete intersections of this type. The same statement holds for Fano index one, i.e. \(n+1-(d_1+\dots d_c)=1\), if one also assumes that \(p\) is prime to the Gromov-Witten invariant of \(1\)-pointed conics.