Abelianized fundamental group of the affine space over a finite field and big Witt vectors in several variables

MaRDI QIDQ6265196zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Henrik Russell

Publication date 5 September 2015

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Homotopy theory and fundamental groups in algebraic geometry (14F35) Witt vectors and related rings (13F35) Geometric class field theory (11G45)

Abstract: Let $X$ be a normal proper variety over a perfect field $k$. We describe abelian coverings of X in terms of the functor $underline{mHDiv}_X$ of principal relative Cartier divisors on $X$. If the base field $k$ is finite, the geometric Galois group of the maximal abelian extension of the function field of $X$ is given by the $k$-valued points of the Cartier dual of the completion of $underline{mHDiv}_X$. As another application, we present the geometric abelianized fundamental group of the affine $n$-space over a finite field by the group of big Witt vectors in $n$ variables, a generalization of the (usual) big Witt vectors.

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