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Cohomology of singular curves

Suppose $X$ is a singular quasi-projective curve over the complex numbers, and $X'$ is a good nonsingular compactification of a resolution of singularities $Y\to X$. Let $D$ be the complement of $Y$ ...
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Nearby cycles and extension by zero

Let $f: X\to \text{Spec}(R)$ be a proper and smooth morphism, with $R$ a strictly henselian dvr. Call $s = \overline{s}$ the closed point and $\eta$ the geometric point of $\text{Spec}(R)$. Call $i_s ...
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Some basic questions on crystalline cohomology

Let $X_0$ be a smooth projective variety over $\mathbf{F}_q$ and ${X}$ its base change to an algebraic closure $k$ of $\mathbf{F}_q$. Crystalline cohomology $H^*_{\rm cris}(X) := H^*((X/W(k))_{\rm ...
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Functoriality of crystalline cohomology

Let $k$ be a perfect field of characteristic $p>0$, $X$ a smooth projective $k$-variety. Denote by $(X/W_n(k))_{\rm cris}$ the small crystalline site of $X$. Let $f : X\to Y$ be a morphism of ...
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Classes of hyperplane sections in cohomology

Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over the algebraic closure of a finite field with Galois group $G$. Is it true that the vector space $H^{2k}(X,\mathbf{Q}_{\ell}(k))^G$ has always positive ...
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Set theoretic complete intersections in toric varieties

Is it expected that every smooth projective variety over the complex numbers, is a set-theoretic complete intersection into a smooth projective toric variety? Is there an example of a smooth ...
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Neron Severi under specialization

Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over $\mathbf{Q}$, and $\mathcal{X}$ a smooth projective model over $\mathbf{Z}[1/N]$ for $N$ large enough. Call $\eta$ the generic point $\text{Spec}(\mathbf{Q}...
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Motives up to homological equivalence

Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over a field $k$ finitely generated over its prime field, and $M_{hom}(X)$ the category of motives modulo $\ell$-adic homological equivalence. (1) Is $M_{hom}(...
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Hard Lefschetz for cycles

Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over a field $k$. It is known by work of Deligne, that the Lefschetz operator: $$ L^k:H^{2n-2k}\left(X_{\overline{k}},\mathbf{Q}_{\ell}\right)\to H^{2n+2k}\left(...
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Spectral sequence in Betti cohomology

Let $X$ be a smooth projective algebraic variety over the complex numbers, and let us name $$f : X_{\rm an}\to X_{\rm Zar}$$ the morphism of sites induced by sending a Zariski open $U\subset X$ to $...
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Cycle maps as edge maps

Given a smooth projective algebraic variety over $\mathcal{C}$, let $X$ be its associated complex analytic space. The exponential sequence on $X$: $$0\to\mathbf{Z}(1)\to\mathcal{O}_X\to\mathcal{O}_X^...
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Artin $\ell$-adic comparison and Galois action

Let $X_0$ be a smooth projective variety defined over a number field $k$. Let $\sigma : k\to\mathbf{C}$ be one of the finitely many field embeddings of $k$ into the complex numbers, and call $X := (...
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Tate twists and cohomology of $\mathbf{P}^1$

I was wondering if anyone could give me some intuition as to why, for a smooth projective variety $X$ over $\mathbf{C}$ of complex dimension $d$, the Tate twist on $H^n(X(\mathbf{C}),\mathbf{Z})$ to ...
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Hodge standard conjecture for étale cohomology

It is known that Hodge standard conjecture is true for étale cohomology for a field $k$ of characteristic zero. It means that the following pairing $$ (x,y)\mapsto (-1)^{i}\langle L^{r-2i}(x),y\...
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How do non-trivial global differentials give non-trivial cohomology classes in positive characteristic

Let $k$ be an algebraically closed field and let $X$ be an $n$-dimensional smooth projective variety over $k$. If $k= \mathbb C$, there is a natural injective morphism of vector spaces $$H^0(X,\...
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