The fundamental group of affine curves in positive characteristic (Q397859)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6329096
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    The fundamental group of affine curves in positive characteristic
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6329096

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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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