The fundamental group of affine curves in positive characteristic (Q397859)
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The fundamental group of affine curves in positive characteristic (English)
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12 August 2014
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Let \(C\) be a smooth affine curve over a field \(k\) of positive characteristic. Denote by \(\pi_1^c (C)\) be the commutator subgroup of the algebraic fundamental group of \(C\). The author shows that \(\pi_1^c (C)\) is a free profinite group of rank the cardinality of \(k\), a result previously known only when \(k\) was countable.
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etale covers of curves
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profinite groups
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positive characteristic
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Galois theory
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