Torsors over finite fields, local fields, and global fields

Thomas Rüd (MIT)

08-Nov-2022, 16:00-17:30 (17 months ago)

Abstract: Topics: Torsors over fields of dimension $\le 1$; torsors over local fields; local-global principle for torsors over global fields.

Reference: Poonen, Rational points on varieties, Sections 5.12.6-5.12.8.

algebraic geometrynumber theory

Audience: advanced learners


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