Claire Voisin
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- October 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780691160504
- eISBN:
- 9781400850532
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- DOI:
- 10.23943/princeton/9780691160504.001.0001
- Subject:
- Mathematics, Geometry / Topology
This book provides an introduction to algebraic cycles on complex algebraic varieties, to the major conjectures relating them to cohomology, and even more precisely to Hodge structures on cohomology. ...
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This book provides an introduction to algebraic cycles on complex algebraic varieties, to the major conjectures relating them to cohomology, and even more precisely to Hodge structures on cohomology. The book is intended for both students and researchers, and not only presents a survey of the geometric methods developed in the last thirty years to understand the famous Bloch-Beilinson conjectures, but also examines recent work by the author. It focuses on two central objects: the diagonal of a variety—and the partial Bloch-Srinivas type decompositions it may have depending on the size of Chow groups—as well as its small diagonal, which is the right object to consider in order to understand the ring structure on Chow groups and cohomology. An exploration of a sampling of recent works by the author looks at the relation, conjectured in general by Bloch and Beilinson, between the coniveau of general complete intersections and their Chow groups and a very particular property satisfied by the Chow ring of K3 surfaces and conjecturally by hyper-Kähler manifolds. In particular, the book delves into arguments originating in Nori's work that have been further developed by others.Less
This book provides an introduction to algebraic cycles on complex algebraic varieties, to the major conjectures relating them to cohomology, and even more precisely to Hodge structures on cohomology. The book is intended for both students and researchers, and not only presents a survey of the geometric methods developed in the last thirty years to understand the famous Bloch-Beilinson conjectures, but also examines recent work by the author. It focuses on two central objects: the diagonal of a variety—and the partial Bloch-Srinivas type decompositions it may have depending on the size of Chow groups—as well as its small diagonal, which is the right object to consider in order to understand the ring structure on Chow groups and cohomology. An exploration of a sampling of recent works by the author looks at the relation, conjectured in general by Bloch and Beilinson, between the coniveau of general complete intersections and their Chow groups and a very particular property satisfied by the Chow ring of K3 surfaces and conjecturally by hyper-Kähler manifolds. In particular, the book delves into arguments originating in Nori's work that have been further developed by others.
Jacob Murre
Eduardo Cattani, Fouad El Zein, Phillip A. Griffiths, and Lê Dũng Tráng (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- October 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780691161341
- eISBN:
- 9781400851478
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- DOI:
- 10.23943/princeton/9780691161341.003.0009
- Subject:
- Mathematics, Geometry / Topology
This chapter showcases five lectures on algebraic cycles and Chow groups. The first two lectures are over an arbitrary field, where they examine algebraic cycles, Chow groups, and equivalence ...
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This chapter showcases five lectures on algebraic cycles and Chow groups. The first two lectures are over an arbitrary field, where they examine algebraic cycles, Chow groups, and equivalence relations. The second lecture also offers a short survey on the results for divisors. The next two lectures are over the complex numbers. The first of these features discussions on the cycle map, the intermediate Jacobian, Abel–Jacobi map, and the Deligne cohomology. The following lecture focuses on algebraic versus homological equivalence, as well as the Griffiths group. The final lecture, which returns to the arbitrary field, discusses the Albanese kernel and provides the results of Mumford, Bloch, and Bloch–Srinivas.Less
This chapter showcases five lectures on algebraic cycles and Chow groups. The first two lectures are over an arbitrary field, where they examine algebraic cycles, Chow groups, and equivalence relations. The second lecture also offers a short survey on the results for divisors. The next two lectures are over the complex numbers. The first of these features discussions on the cycle map, the intermediate Jacobian, Abel–Jacobi map, and the Deligne cohomology. The following lecture focuses on algebraic versus homological equivalence, as well as the Griffiths group. The final lecture, which returns to the arbitrary field, discusses the Albanese kernel and provides the results of Mumford, Bloch, and Bloch–Srinivas.
Claire Voisin
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- October 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780691160504
- eISBN:
- 9781400850532
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- DOI:
- 10.23943/princeton/9780691160504.003.0001
- Subject:
- Mathematics, Geometry / Topology
This chapter discusses some crucial notions to the interplay between cohomology and Chow groups, and also to the consequences, for the topology of a family of smooth projective varieties, of ...
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This chapter discusses some crucial notions to the interplay between cohomology and Chow groups, and also to the consequences, for the topology of a family of smooth projective varieties, of statements concerning Chow groups of the general or very general fiber. It surveys the main ideas and results presented throughout this volume. First, the chapter discusses the decomposition of the diagonal and spread. It then explains the generalized Bloch conjecture, the converse to the generalized decomposition of the diagonal. Next, the chapter turns to the decomposition of the small diagonal and its application to the topology of families. Finally, the chapter discusses integral coefficients and birational invariants before providing a brief overview of the following chapters.Less
This chapter discusses some crucial notions to the interplay between cohomology and Chow groups, and also to the consequences, for the topology of a family of smooth projective varieties, of statements concerning Chow groups of the general or very general fiber. It surveys the main ideas and results presented throughout this volume. First, the chapter discusses the decomposition of the diagonal and spread. It then explains the generalized Bloch conjecture, the converse to the generalized decomposition of the diagonal. Next, the chapter turns to the decomposition of the small diagonal and its application to the topology of families. Finally, the chapter discusses integral coefficients and birational invariants before providing a brief overview of the following chapters.
Eduardo Cattani, Fouad El Zein, Phillip A. Griffiths, and Lê Dung Tráng
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- October 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780691161341
- eISBN:
- 9781400851478
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- DOI:
- 10.23943/princeton/9780691161341.001.0001
- Subject:
- Mathematics, Geometry / Topology
This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to Hodge theory—one of the central and most vibrant areas of contemporary mathematics—from leading specialists on the subject. The ...
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This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to Hodge theory—one of the central and most vibrant areas of contemporary mathematics—from leading specialists on the subject. The topics range from the basic topology of algebraic varieties to the study of variations of mixed Hodge structure and the Hodge theory of maps. Of particular interest is the study of algebraic cycles, including the Hodge and Bloch–Beilinson Conjectures. Based on lectures delivered at the 2010 Summer School on Hodge Theory at the ICTP in Trieste, Italy, the book is intended for a broad group of students and researchers. The exposition is as accessible as possible and does not require a deep background. At the same time, the book presents some topics at the forefront of current research. The book is divided between introductory and advanced lectures. The introductory lectures address Kähler manifolds, variations of Hodge structure, mixed Hodge structures, the Hodge theory of maps, period domains and period mappings, algebraic cycles (up to and including the Bloch–Beilinson conjecture) and Chow groups, sheaf cohomology, and a new treatment of Grothendieck's algebraic de Rham theorem. The advanced lectures address a Hodge-theoretic perspective on Shimura varieties, the spread philosophy in the study of algebraic cycles, absolute Hodge classes (including a new, self-contained proof of Deligne's theorem on absolute Hodge cycles), and variation of mixed Hodge structures.Less
This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to Hodge theory—one of the central and most vibrant areas of contemporary mathematics—from leading specialists on the subject. The topics range from the basic topology of algebraic varieties to the study of variations of mixed Hodge structure and the Hodge theory of maps. Of particular interest is the study of algebraic cycles, including the Hodge and Bloch–Beilinson Conjectures. Based on lectures delivered at the 2010 Summer School on Hodge Theory at the ICTP in Trieste, Italy, the book is intended for a broad group of students and researchers. The exposition is as accessible as possible and does not require a deep background. At the same time, the book presents some topics at the forefront of current research. The book is divided between introductory and advanced lectures. The introductory lectures address Kähler manifolds, variations of Hodge structure, mixed Hodge structures, the Hodge theory of maps, period domains and period mappings, algebraic cycles (up to and including the Bloch–Beilinson conjecture) and Chow groups, sheaf cohomology, and a new treatment of Grothendieck's algebraic de Rham theorem. The advanced lectures address a Hodge-theoretic perspective on Shimura varieties, the spread philosophy in the study of algebraic cycles, absolute Hodge classes (including a new, self-contained proof of Deligne's theorem on absolute Hodge cycles), and variation of mixed Hodge structures.
Christian Haesemeyer and Charles A. Weibel
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- January 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780691191041
- eISBN:
- 9780691189635
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- DOI:
- 10.23943/princeton/9780691191041.001.0001
- Subject:
- Mathematics, Geometry / Topology
This book presents the complete proof of the Bloch–Kato conjecture and several related conjectures of Beilinson and Lichtenbaum in algebraic geometry. Brought together here for the first time, these ...
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This book presents the complete proof of the Bloch–Kato conjecture and several related conjectures of Beilinson and Lichtenbaum in algebraic geometry. Brought together here for the first time, these conjectures describe the structure of étale cohomology and its relation to motivic cohomology and Chow groups. Although the proof relies on the work of several people, it is credited primarily to Vladimir Voevodsky. The book draws on a multitude of published and unpublished sources to explain the large-scale structure of Voevodsky's proof and introduces the key figures behind its development. It proceeds to describe the highly innovative geometric constructions of Markus Rost, including the construction of norm varieties, which play a crucial role in the proof. It then addresses symmetric powers of motives and motivic cohomology operations. The book unites various components of the proof that until now were scattered across many sources of varying accessibility, often with differing hypotheses, definitions, and language.Less
This book presents the complete proof of the Bloch–Kato conjecture and several related conjectures of Beilinson and Lichtenbaum in algebraic geometry. Brought together here for the first time, these conjectures describe the structure of étale cohomology and its relation to motivic cohomology and Chow groups. Although the proof relies on the work of several people, it is credited primarily to Vladimir Voevodsky. The book draws on a multitude of published and unpublished sources to explain the large-scale structure of Voevodsky's proof and introduces the key figures behind its development. It proceeds to describe the highly innovative geometric constructions of Markus Rost, including the construction of norm varieties, which play a crucial role in the proof. It then addresses symmetric powers of motives and motivic cohomology operations. The book unites various components of the proof that until now were scattered across many sources of varying accessibility, often with differing hypotheses, definitions, and language.
Claire Voisin
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- October 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780691160504
- eISBN:
- 9781400850532
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- DOI:
- 10.23943/princeton/9780691160504.003.0002
- Subject:
- Mathematics, Geometry / Topology
This chapter provides the background for the studies to be undertaken in succeeding chapters. It reviews Chow groups, correspondences and motives on the purely algebraic side, cycle classes, and ...
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This chapter provides the background for the studies to be undertaken in succeeding chapters. It reviews Chow groups, correspondences and motives on the purely algebraic side, cycle classes, and (mixed) Hodge structures on the algebraic–topological side. Emphasis is placed on the notion of coniveau and the generalized Hodge conjecture which states the equality of geometric and Hodge coniveau. The chapter first follows the construction of Chow groups, the application of the localization exact sequence, the functoriality and motives of Chow groups, and cycle classes. It then turns to Hodge structures; pursuing related topics such as polarization, Hodge classes, standard conjectures, mixed Hodge structures, and Hodge coniveau.Less
This chapter provides the background for the studies to be undertaken in succeeding chapters. It reviews Chow groups, correspondences and motives on the purely algebraic side, cycle classes, and (mixed) Hodge structures on the algebraic–topological side. Emphasis is placed on the notion of coniveau and the generalized Hodge conjecture which states the equality of geometric and Hodge coniveau. The chapter first follows the construction of Chow groups, the application of the localization exact sequence, the functoriality and motives of Chow groups, and cycle classes. It then turns to Hodge structures; pursuing related topics such as polarization, Hodge classes, standard conjectures, mixed Hodge structures, and Hodge coniveau.
Mark L. Green
Eduardo Cattani, Fouad El Zein, Phillip A. Griffiths, and Lê Dũng Tráng (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- October 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780691161341
- eISBN:
- 9781400851478
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- DOI:
- 10.23943/princeton/9780691161341.003.0010
- Subject:
- Mathematics, Geometry / Topology
This chapter discusses the spread philosophy in the study of algebraic cycles, in order to make use of a geometry by considering a variation of Hodge structure where D is the Hodge domain (or the ...
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This chapter discusses the spread philosophy in the study of algebraic cycles, in order to make use of a geometry by considering a variation of Hodge structure where D is the Hodge domain (or the appropriate Mumford–Tate domain) and Γ is the group of automorphisms of the integral lattice preserving the intersection pairing. If we have an algebraic cycle Z on X, taking spreads yields a cycle Ƶ on X. Applying Hodge theory to Ƶ on X gives invariants of the cycle. Another related situation is algebraic K-theory. For example, to study Kₚsuperscript Milnor(k), the geometry of S can be used to construct invariants.Less
This chapter discusses the spread philosophy in the study of algebraic cycles, in order to make use of a geometry by considering a variation of Hodge structure where D is the Hodge domain (or the appropriate Mumford–Tate domain) and Γ is the group of automorphisms of the integral lattice preserving the intersection pairing. If we have an algebraic cycle Z on X, taking spreads yields a cycle Ƶ on X. Applying Hodge theory to Ƶ on X gives invariants of the cycle. Another related situation is algebraic K-theory. For example, to study Kₚsuperscript Milnor(k), the geometry of S can be used to construct invariants.
