Inverse problems for deformation rings.

Publication date 16 September 2013

Abstract: Let

m a t h c a l W

be a complete local commutative Noetherian ring with residue field

k

of positive characteristic

p

. We study the inverse problem for the versal deformation rings

R_{m a t h c a l W} (G a m m a, V)

relative to

m a t h c a l W

of finite dimensional representations

V

of a profinite group

G a m m a

over

k

. We show that for all

p

and

n g e 1

, the ring

m a t h c a l W [[t]] / (p^{n} t, t^{2})

arises as a universal deformation ring. This ring is not a complete intersection if

p^{n} m a t h c a l W e q 0

, so we obtain an answer to a question of M. Flach in all characteristics. We also study the `inverse inverse problem' for the ring

m a t h c a l W [[t]] / (p^{n} t, t^{2})

; this is to determine all pairs

(G a m m a, V)

such that

R_{m a t h c a l W} (G a m m a, V)

is isomorphic to this ring.

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