The infinite fern in higher dimensions

arXiv2210.10564MaRDI QIDQ6414451FDOQ6414451

Authors: Valentin Hernandez, Benjamin Schraen 

Publication date: 19 October 2022

Abstract: If $$ is an automorphic modulo $p$ Galois representation, it is natural to wonder if automorphic points are Zariski dense in the deformation space of $$. We prove new results in this direction in the case of a unitary group split (and unramified) at $p$. Namely, if $$ is associated to an automorphic form for a unitary group (which contributes to coherent cohomology), we prove that the "infinite fern" (i.e. the image of an appropriate Eigenvariety) in the polarised deformation space of $$ is Zariski dense in a non-empty union of irreducible components. This generalises in particular results of Gouv^ea-Mazur for $G{L}_2/mathbbQ$, Chenevier for $U(3)$ and recently Hellmann-Margerin-Schraen. The novelty is that we use the local model of Breuil-Hellmann-Schraen to control tangent spaces in the local deformation rings, and a geometric argument on the Eigenvariety originally due to Bella"iche-Chenevier and Ta"ibi to reduce to points with enormous image. At those points, we can use a recent result of Newton-Thorne to control the vanishing of a Selmer group. In particular, we do not need to assume any "Taylor-Wiles" hypothesis on $$, which can in particular be irreducible. If we moreover add Taylor-Wiles hypothesis on $$ and an extra hypothesis at $p$, we have by a result of Allen the Zariski density everywhere.

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