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Amit Hogadi

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Fundamental group of a geometric invariant theoretic quotient

Let $M$ be an irreducible smooth projective variety, defined over an algebraically closed field, equipped with an action of a connected reductive affine algebraic group $G$, and let ${\mathcal L}$ be a $G$--equivariant very ample line bundle on $M$. Assume that the GIT quotient $M/\!\!/G$ is a nonempty set. We prove that the homomorphism of algebraic fundamental groups $π_1(M)\, \longrightarrow\, π_1(M/\!\!/G)$, induced by the rational map $M\, \longrightarrow\, M/\!\!/G$, is an isomorphism. If $k\,=\, \mathbb C$, then we show that the above rational map $M\, \longrightarrow \, M/\!\!/G$ induces an isomorphism between the topological fundamental groups.

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On the fundamental group of a variety with quotient singularities

Let k be a field, and let π:\tilde{X} -> X be a proper birational morphism of irreducible k-varieties, where \tilde{X} is smooth and X has at worst quotient singularities. When the characteristic of k is zero, a theorem of Kollár in [Ko1] says that π induces an isomorphism of etale fundamental groups. We give a proof of this result which works for all characteristics. As an application, we prove that for a smooth projective irreducible surface X over an algebraically closed field k, the etale fundamental group of the Hilbert scheme of n points of X, where n > 1, is canonically isomorphic to the abelianization of the etale fundamental group of X. Kollár has pointed out how the proof of the first result can be extended to cover the case of quotients by finite group schemes.

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Remark on equicharacteristic analogue of Hesselholt's conjecture on cohomology of Witt vectors

Let $L/K$ be a finite Galois extension of complete discrete valued fields of characteristic $p$. Assume that the induced residue field extension $k_L/k_K$ is separable. For an integer $n\geq 0$, let $W_n(\sO_L)$ denote the ring of Witt vectors of length $n$ with coefficients in $\sO_L$. We show that the proabelian group ${H^1(G,W_n(\sO_L))}_{n\in \N}$ is zero. This is an equicharacteristic analogue of Hesselholt's conjecture.

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The Brauer group of desingularization of moduli spaces of vector bundles over a curve

Let C be an irreducible smooth projective curve, of genus at least two, defined over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero. For a fixed line bundle L on C, let M_C(r,L) be the coarse moduli space of semistable vector bundles E over C of rank r and determinant L. We show that the Brauer group of any desingularization of M_C(r, L)$ is trivial.

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Unitary representations of the fundamental group of Orbifolds

There is a well known bijective correspondence between isomorphism classes of polystable vector bundles $E$ with $c_i(E)=0$ for $i\geq 1$ on a smooth complex projective variety and equivalence classes of unitary representations of the fundamental group of the variety. We show that this bijective correspondence extends to smooth orbifolds.

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On cohomology of Witt vectors of algebraic integers and a conjecture of Hesselholt

Let $K$ be a complete discrete valued field of characteristic zero with residue field $k_K$ of characteristic $p > 0$. Let $L/K$ be a finite Galois extension with the Galois group $G$ and suppose that the induced extension of residue fields $k_L/k_K$ is separable. In his paper, Hesselholt conjectured that $H^1(G,W(\sO_L))$ is zero, where $\sO_L$ is the ring of integers of $L$ and $W(\sO_L)$ is the Witt ring of $\sO_L$ w.r.t. the prime $p$. He partially proved this conjecture for a large class of extensions. In this paper, we prove Hesselholt's conjecture for all Galois extensions.

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Einstein-Hermitian connection on twisted Higgs bundles

Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over $\mathbb C$. We prove that a twisted Higgs vector bundle $(\calE\, ,θ)$ on $X$ admits an Einstein--Hermitian connection if and only if $(\calE\, ,θ)$ is polystable. A similar result for twisted vector bundles (no Higgs fields) was proved by S. Wang in \cite{Wa}. Our approach is simpler.

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Brauer Group of Moduli Spaces of PGL(r)-Bundles over a curve

We compute the Brauer group of the moduli stack of stable PGL(r)-bundles on a curve $X$ over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero. We also show that the Brauer group of such a moduli stack coincides with the Brauer group of the smooth locus of the corresponding coarse moduli space of stable PGL(r)-bundles on $X$.

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Products, Homotopy Limits and Applications

In this note, we discuss the derived functors of infinite products and homotopy limits. $QC(X)$, the category of quasi-coherent sheaves on a Deligne-Mumford stack $X$, usually has the property that the derived functors of product vanish after a finite stage. We use this fact to study the convergence of certain homotopy limits and apply it compare the derived category of $QC(X)$ with certain other closely related triangulated categories.

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The Brauer Group of a Smooth Orbifold

Let $k$ be a field and $X/k$ be a smooth quasiprojective orbifold. Let $X\to \underline{X}$ be its coarse moduli space. In this paper we study the Brauer group of $X$ and compare it with the Brauer group of the smooth locus of $\underline{X}$.

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Products of Brauer Severi surfaces

Let $\{P_i\}_{1 \leq i \leq r}$ and $\{Q_i\}_{1 \leq i \leq r}$ be two collections of Brauer Severi surfaces (resp. conics) over a field $k$. We show that the subgroup generated by the $P_i's$ in $Br(k)$ is the same as the subgroup generated by the $Q_i's$ \iff $ΠP_i $ is birational to $ΠQ_i$. Moreover in this case $ΠP_i$ and $ΠQ_i$ represent the same class in $M(k)$, the Grothendieck ring of $k$-varieties. The converse holds if $char(k)=0$. Some of the above implications also hold over a general noetherian base scheme.

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