A characteristic $p$ analog of formal lifting properties
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| author | Datta, Rankeya Olander, Noah |
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| contents | A field extension $L/K$ of characteristic $p > 0$ is formally étale if and only if the relative Frobenius of $L/K$ is an isomorphism. Inspired by this classical result, we explore whether the formally étale property for a map $R \to S$ of $\mathbf{F}_p$-algebras is characterized by isomorphism of the relative Frobenius $F_{S/R}$. While $F_{S/R}$ being an isomorphism implies $R \to S$ is formally étale, the converse fails in the non-Noetherian setting. Thus, following Morrow, we introduce an enhancement of the formally étale property that we call b-nil (bounded nil) formally étale, and we show that $F_{S/R}$ is an isomorphism precisely when $R \to S$ is b-nil formally étale. We prove this result by first establishing several structural properties of b-nil formally smooth maps, which are defined analogously to the formally smooth case. Our structural results reveal that the b-nil formally smooth (resp. étale) property is quite different from the formally smooth (resp. étale) property. For instance, we show that any b-nil formally smooth algebra over an $F$-pure ring is reduced, whereas non-reduced formally étale algebras exist over $\mathbf{F}_p$ by a construction of Bhatt. We also show that the b-nil formally étale property neither implies nor is implied by having a trivial cotangent complex. We explore when formally smooth (resp. étale) implies b-nil formally smooth (resp. étale) in prime characteristic. A satisfactory picture emerges for ideal adic completions. |
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| spellingShingle | A characteristic $p$ analog of formal lifting properties Datta, Rankeya Olander, Noah Commutative Algebra Algebraic Geometry 13A35, 13B40, 13D10, 14B10, 14B25 A field extension $L/K$ of characteristic $p > 0$ is formally étale if and only if the relative Frobenius of $L/K$ is an isomorphism. Inspired by this classical result, we explore whether the formally étale property for a map $R \to S$ of $\mathbf{F}_p$-algebras is characterized by isomorphism of the relative Frobenius $F_{S/R}$. While $F_{S/R}$ being an isomorphism implies $R \to S$ is formally étale, the converse fails in the non-Noetherian setting. Thus, following Morrow, we introduce an enhancement of the formally étale property that we call b-nil (bounded nil) formally étale, and we show that $F_{S/R}$ is an isomorphism precisely when $R \to S$ is b-nil formally étale. We prove this result by first establishing several structural properties of b-nil formally smooth maps, which are defined analogously to the formally smooth case. Our structural results reveal that the b-nil formally smooth (resp. étale) property is quite different from the formally smooth (resp. étale) property. For instance, we show that any b-nil formally smooth algebra over an $F$-pure ring is reduced, whereas non-reduced formally étale algebras exist over $\mathbf{F}_p$ by a construction of Bhatt. We also show that the b-nil formally étale property neither implies nor is implied by having a trivial cotangent complex. We explore when formally smooth (resp. étale) implies b-nil formally smooth (resp. étale) in prime characteristic. A satisfactory picture emerges for ideal adic completions. |
| title | A characteristic $p$ analog of formal lifting properties |
| topic | Commutative Algebra Algebraic Geometry 13A35, 13B40, 13D10, 14B10, 14B25 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.00648 |