Review of étale cohomology

Kenta Suzuki (MIT)

20-Sep-2022, 15:00-16:30 (18 months ago)

Abstract: Topic: A crash course on étale cohomology covering étale morphisms, sites and cohomology, and the étale site.

References: Poonen, Rational points on varieties, Sections 3.5 (just enough to define étale morphism) and 6.1-6.4; or Milne, Lectures on étale cohomology.

algebraic geometrynumber theory

Audience: advanced learners


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Organizers: Raymond van Bommel*, Edgar Costa*, Bjorn Poonen*, Shiva Chidambaram*
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