Note on the algebraic determination of the prosolvable fundamental group of an affine curve

DOI10.1016/J.JALGEBRA.2008.04.030MaRDI QIDQ952564zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Niels Borne, Michel Emsalem

Publication date 12 November 2008

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0708.0093

zbMATH Keywords

affine curve in characteristic \(p\)prosolvable fundamental group

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Coverings of curves, fundamental group (14H30)

Abstract: Let X be a smooth projective algebraic curve of genus g minus $rgeq1$ points defined over an algebraically closed field k of characteristic $pgeq0$. The structure of the largest prime to p quotient of the 'etale fundamental group is well known by transcendental methods : it is isomorphic to the largest prime to p quotient of a free pro-finite group on 2g+r-1 generators. We show that, with purely algebraic means, we can prove the corresponding result for the largest pro-solvable quotient of these groups.

Review text

For a smooth projective algebraic curve of genus \(g\) minus \(r\) points over an algebraically closed field of characteristic \(p\), the structure of the largest prime to \(p\) quotient of the étale fundamental group is isomorphic to the largest prime to \(p\) quotient of a free profinite group on \(2g+r-1\) generators. The aim of this note is then to prove the theorem of structure for the largest prosolvable prime to p quotient of the fundamental group by using only algebraic means on the basis of the paper of \textit{J. P. Serre} [C. R. Acad. Sci., Paris, Sér. I 311, No. 6, 341--346 (1990; Zbl 0726.14021)] and the formula of Grothendieck-Ogg-Shafarevich.

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