The Iskovskih Theorem for regular surfaces over imperfect fields

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Autores principales: Fanelli, Andrea, Schröer, Stefan
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author Fanelli, Andrea
Schröer, Stefan
author_facet Fanelli, Andrea
Schröer, Stefan
contents We generalize Iskovskih's theorem about surfaces without irregularity and bigenus from the smooth case to regular surfaces over arbitrary fields, with special focus on the case of imperfect fields. This includes surfaces that are geometrically non-normal or geometrically non-reduced. Here the usual approach of Galois descent breaks down, and one relies entirely on the scheme theory over the ground field. Moreover, the degrees of closed points can be larger than expected, and certain curves might have purely inseparable constant field extension. To deal with the latter we establish a general theory for inseparable pencils, which is of independent interest. A crucial case not present in the classical proof for Iskovskih's theorem leads to non-normal quartic surfaces that are singular along a twisted cubic, or more exotic space curves of degree three.
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spellingShingle The Iskovskih Theorem for regular surfaces over imperfect fields
Fanelli, Andrea
Schröer, Stefan
Algebraic Geometry
14G17, 14J26, 14H45, 14J17, 14H60
We generalize Iskovskih's theorem about surfaces without irregularity and bigenus from the smooth case to regular surfaces over arbitrary fields, with special focus on the case of imperfect fields. This includes surfaces that are geometrically non-normal or geometrically non-reduced. Here the usual approach of Galois descent breaks down, and one relies entirely on the scheme theory over the ground field. Moreover, the degrees of closed points can be larger than expected, and certain curves might have purely inseparable constant field extension. To deal with the latter we establish a general theory for inseparable pencils, which is of independent interest. A crucial case not present in the classical proof for Iskovskih's theorem leads to non-normal quartic surfaces that are singular along a twisted cubic, or more exotic space curves of degree three.
title The Iskovskih Theorem for regular surfaces over imperfect fields
topic Algebraic Geometry
14G17, 14J26, 14H45, 14J17, 14H60
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.10151