Algebraic stacks whose number of points over finite fields is a polynomial

The aim of this article is to investigate the cohomology (l-adic as well as Betti) of schemes, and more generally of certain algebraic stacks, that are proper and smooth over the integers and have the property that there exists a polynomial P with rational coefficients such that for all prime powers...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Theo van den Bogaart, Edixhoven, Bas
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 01.11.2008
Subjects
Algebra
Fields (mathematics)
Homology
Integers
Mathematical analysis
Polynomials
Prime numbers
Stacks
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Summary:The aim of this article is to investigate the cohomology (l-adic as well as Betti) of schemes, and more generally of certain algebraic stacks, that are proper and smooth over the integers and have the property that there exists a polynomial P with rational coefficients such that for all prime powers q the number of points over the field with q elements is P(q). We prove that for all prime numbers l the l-adic etale cohomology is a direct sum of Tate twists of the trivial representation. Our main tools here are Behrend's Lefschetz trace formula and l-adic Hodge theory. In the last section we investigate the Hodge structure on the Betti cohomology. The motivation for this article comes from applications to certain moduli stacks of curves.
ISSN:2331-8422