On the fundamental groups of commutative algebraic groups

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Abstract: Consider the abelian category mathcalC of commutative group schemes of finite type over a field k, its full subcategory mathcalF of finite group schemes, and the associated pro category mPro(mathcalC) (resp. mPro(mathcalF)) of pro-algebraic (resp. profinite) group schemes. When k is perfect, we show that the profinite fundamental group varpi1:mPro(mathcalC)omPro(mathcalF) is left exact and commutes with base change under algebraic field extensions; as a consequence, the higher profinite homotopy functors varpii vanish for igeq2. Along the way, we describe the indecomposable projective objects of mPro(mathcalC) over an arbitrary field k.












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