Resolving G-torsors by abelian base extensions.

DOI10.1016/J.JALGEBRA.2005.02.026MaRDI QIDQ2490855zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Yanyan Li

Publication date 18 May 2006

Published in Journal of Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0404392

zbMATH Keywords

\(G\)-coverBrauer groupcohomological dimensionfixed point obstructiongroup actionlinear algebraic groupnon-Abelian cohomologytorsorunramified cover

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classical groups (algebro-geometric aspects) (14L35) Cohomology theory for linear algebraic groups (20G10) Linear algebraic groups over arbitrary fields (20G15)

Abstract: Let G be a linear algebraic group defined over a field k. We prove that, under mild assumptions on k and G, there exists a finite k-subgroup S of G such that the natural map H^1(K, S) -> H^1(K, G) is surjective for every field extension K/k. We give several applications of this result in the case where k an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero and K/k is finitely generated. In particular, we prove that for every z in H^1(K, G) there exists an abelian field extension L/K such that z_L in H^1(L, G) is represented by a G-torsor over a projective variety. From this we deduce that z_L has trivial point obstruction. We also show that a (strong) variant of the algebraic form of Hilbert's 13th problem implies that the maximal abelian extension of K has cohomological dimension =< 1. The last assertion, if true, would prove conjectures of Bogomolov and Koenigsmann, answer a question of Tits and establish an important case of Serre's Conjecture II for the group E_8.

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