arXiv · 1410.1948
Schemes as functors on topological rings
Abstract
Let $X$ be a scheme. In this text, we extend the known definitions of a topology on the set $X(R)$ of $R$-rational points from topological fields, local rings and adèle rings to any ring $R$ with a topology. This definition is functorial in both $X$ and $R$, and it does not rely on any restriction on $X$ like separability or finiteness conditions. We characterize properties of $R$, such as being a topological Hausdorff ring, a local ring or having $R^\times$ as an open subset for which inversion is continuous, in terms of functorial properties of the topology of $X(R)$. Particular instances of this general approach yield a new characterization of adelic topologies, and a definition of topologies for higher local fields.
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Oliver Lorscheid, Cecília Salgado. 2015-09-01. Schemes as functors on topological rings. https://arxiv.org/abs/1410.1948
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