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42.30 Gysin homomorphisms and rational equivalence

In this section we use the key formula to show the Gysin homomorphism factor through rational equivalence. We also prove an important commutativity property.

Lemma 42.30.1. Let (S, \delta ) be as in Situation 42.7.1. Let X be locally of finite type over S. Let X be integral and n = \dim _\delta (X). Let i : D \to X be an effective Cartier divisor. Let \mathcal{N} be an invertible \mathcal{O}_ X-module and let t be a nonzero meromorphic section of \mathcal{N}. Then i^*\text{div}_\mathcal {N}(t) = c_1(\mathcal{N}|_ D) \cap [D]_{n - 1} in \mathop{\mathrm{CH}}\nolimits _{n - 2}(D).

Proof. Write \text{div}_\mathcal {N}(t) = \sum \text{ord}_{Z_ i, \mathcal{N}}(t)[Z_ i] for some integral closed subschemes Z_ i \subset X of \delta -dimension n - 1. We may assume that the family \{ Z_ i\} is locally finite, that t \in \Gamma (U, \mathcal{N}|_ U) is a generator where U = X \setminus \bigcup Z_ i, and that every irreducible component of D is one of the Z_ i, see Divisors, Lemmas 31.26.1, 31.26.4, and 31.27.2.

Set \mathcal{L} = \mathcal{O}_ X(D). Denote s \in \Gamma (X, \mathcal{O}_ X(D)) = \Gamma (X, \mathcal{L}) the canonical section. We will apply the discussion of Section 42.27 to our current situation. For each i let \xi _ i \in Z_ i be its generic point. Let B_ i = \mathcal{O}_{X, \xi _ i}. For each i we pick generators s_ i \in \mathcal{L}_{\xi _ i} and t_ i \in \mathcal{N}_{\xi _ i} over B_ i but we insist that we pick s_ i = s if Z_ i \not\subset D. Write s = f_ i s_ i and t = g_ i t_ i with f_ i, g_ i \in B_ i. Then \text{ord}_{Z_ i, \mathcal{N}}(t) = \text{ord}_{B_ i}(g_ i). On the other hand, we have f_ i \in B_ i and

[D]_{n - 1} = \sum \text{ord}_{B_ i}(f_ i)[Z_ i]

because of our choices of s_ i. We claim that

i^*\text{div}_\mathcal {N}(t) = \sum \text{ord}_{B_ i}(g_ i) \text{div}_{\mathcal{L}|_{Z_ i}}(s_ i|_{Z_ i})

as cycles. More precisely, the right hand side is a cycle representing the left hand side. Namely, this is clear by our formula for \text{div}_\mathcal {N}(t) and the fact that \text{div}_{\mathcal{L}|_{Z_ i}}(s_ i|_{Z_ i}) = [Z(s_ i|_{Z_ i})]_{n - 2} = [Z_ i \cap D]_{n - 2} when Z_ i \not\subset D because in that case s_ i|_{Z_ i} = s|_{Z_ i} is a regular section, see Lemma 42.24.2. Similarly,

c_1(\mathcal{N}) \cap [D]_{n - 1} = \sum \text{ord}_{B_ i}(f_ i) \text{div}_{\mathcal{N}|_{Z_ i}}(t_ i|_{Z_ i})

The key formula (Lemma 42.27.1) gives the equality

\sum \left( \text{ord}_{B_ i}(f_ i) \text{div}_{\mathcal{N}|_{Z_ i}}(t_ i|_{Z_ i}) - \text{ord}_{B_ i}(g_ i) \text{div}_{\mathcal{L}|_{Z_ i}}(s_ i|_{Z_ i}) \right) = \sum \text{div}_{Z_ i}(\partial _{B_ i}(f_ i, g_ i))

of cycles. If Z_ i \not\subset D, then f_ i = 1 and hence \text{div}_{Z_ i}(\partial _{B_ i}(f_ i, g_ i)) = 0. Thus we get a rational equivalence between our specific cycles representing i^*\text{div}_\mathcal {N}(t) and c_1(\mathcal{N}) \cap [D]_{n - 1} on D. This finishes the proof. \square

Lemma 42.30.2. Let (S, \delta ) be as in Situation 42.7.1. Let X be locally of finite type over S. Let (\mathcal{L}, s, i : D \to X) be as in Definition 42.29.1. The Gysin homomorphism factors through rational equivalence to give a map i^* : \mathop{\mathrm{CH}}\nolimits _{k + 1}(X) \to \mathop{\mathrm{CH}}\nolimits _ k(D).

Proof. Let \alpha \in Z_{k + 1}(X) and assume that \alpha \sim _{rat} 0. This means there exists a locally finite collection of integral closed subschemes W_ j \subset X of \delta -dimension k + 2 and f_ j \in R(W_ j)^* such that \alpha = \sum i_{j, *}\text{div}_{W_ j}(f_ j). Set X' = \coprod W_ i and consider the diagram

\xymatrix{ D' \ar[d]_ q \ar[r]_{i'} & X' \ar[d]^ p \\ D \ar[r]^ i & X }

of Remark 42.29.7. Since X' \to X is proper we see that i^*p_* = q_*(i')^* by Lemma 42.29.8. As we know that q_* factors through rational equivalence (Lemma 42.20.3), it suffices to prove the result for \alpha ' = \sum \text{div}_{W_ j}(f_ j) on X'. Clearly this reduces us to the case where X is integral and \alpha = \text{div}(f) for some f \in R(X)^*.

Assume X is integral and \alpha = \text{div}(f) for some f \in R(X)^*. If X = D, then we see that i^*\alpha is equal to c_1(\mathcal{L}) \cap \alpha . This is rationally equivalent to zero by Lemma 42.28.2. If D \not= X, then we see that i^*\text{div}_ X(f) is equal to c_1(\mathcal{O}_ D) \cap [D]_{n - 1} in \mathop{\mathrm{CH}}\nolimits _{n - 2}(D) by Lemma 42.30.1. Of course capping with c_1(\mathcal{O}_ D) is the zero map (Lemma 42.25.2). \square

Lemma 42.30.3. Let (S, \delta ) be as in Situation 42.7.1. Let X be locally of finite type over S. Let (\mathcal{L}, s, i : D \to X) be as in Definition 42.29.1. Then i^*i_* : \mathop{\mathrm{CH}}\nolimits _ k(D) \to \mathop{\mathrm{CH}}\nolimits _{k - 1}(D) sends \alpha to c_1(\mathcal{L}|_ D) \cap \alpha .

Proof. This is immediate from the definition of i_* on cycles and the definition of i^* given in Definition 42.29.1. \square

Lemma 42.30.4. Let (S, \delta ) be as in Situation 42.7.1. Let X be locally of finite type over S. Let (\mathcal{L}, s, i : D \to X) be a triple as in Definition 42.29.1. Let \mathcal{N} be an invertible \mathcal{O}_ X-module. Then i^*(c_1(\mathcal{N}) \cap \alpha ) = c_1(i^*\mathcal{N}) \cap i^*\alpha in \mathop{\mathrm{CH}}\nolimits _{k - 2}(D) for all \alpha \in \mathop{\mathrm{CH}}\nolimits _ k(X).

Lemma 42.30.5. Let (S, \delta ) be as in Situation 42.7.1. Let X be locally of finite type over S. Let (\mathcal{L}, s, i : D \to X) and (\mathcal{L}', s', i' : D' \to X) be two triples as in Definition 42.29.1. Then the diagram

\xymatrix{ \mathop{\mathrm{CH}}\nolimits _ k(X) \ar[r]_{i^*} \ar[d]_{(i')^*} & \mathop{\mathrm{CH}}\nolimits _{k - 1}(D) \ar[d]^{j^*} \\ \mathop{\mathrm{CH}}\nolimits _{k - 1}(D') \ar[r]^{(j')^*} & \mathop{\mathrm{CH}}\nolimits _{k - 2}(D \cap D') }

commutes where each of the maps is a gysin map.

Proof. Denote j : D \cap D' \to D and j' : D \cap D' \to D' the closed immersions corresponding to (\mathcal{L}|_{D'}, s|_{D'} and (\mathcal{L}'_ D, s|_ D). We have to show that (j')^*i^*\alpha = j^* (i')^*\alpha for all \alpha \in \mathop{\mathrm{CH}}\nolimits _ k(X). Let W \subset X be an integral closed subscheme of dimension k. Let us prove the equality in case \alpha = [W]. We will deduce it from the key formula.

We let \sigma be a nonzero meromorphic section of \mathcal{L}|_ W which we require to be equal to s|_ W if W \not\subset D. We let \sigma ' be a nonzero meromorphic section of \mathcal{L}'|_ W which we require to be equal to s'|_ W if W \not\subset D'. Write

\text{div}_{\mathcal{L}|_ W}(\sigma ) = \sum \text{ord}_{Z_ i, \mathcal{L}|_ W}(\sigma )[Z_ i] = \sum n_ i[Z_ i]

and similarly

\text{div}_{\mathcal{L}'|_ W}(\sigma ') = \sum \text{ord}_{Z_ i, \mathcal{L}'|_ W}(\sigma ')[Z_ i] = \sum n'_ i[Z_ i]

as in the discussion in Section 42.27. Then we see that Z_ i \subset D if n_ i \not= 0 and Z'_ i \subset D' if n'_ i \not= 0. For each i, let \xi _ i \in Z_ i be the generic point. As in Section 42.27 we choose for each i an element \sigma _ i \in \mathcal{L}_{\xi _ i}, resp. \sigma '_ i \in \mathcal{L}'_{\xi _ i} which generates over B_ i = \mathcal{O}_{W, \xi _ i} and which is equal to the image of s, resp. s' if Z_ i \not\subset D, resp. Z_ i \not\subset D'. Write \sigma = f_ i \sigma _ i and \sigma ' = f'_ i\sigma '_ i so that n_ i = \text{ord}_{B_ i}(f_ i) and n'_ i = \text{ord}_{B_ i}(f'_ i). From our definitions it follows that

(j')^*i^*[W] = \sum \text{ord}_{B_ i}(f_ i) \text{div}_{\mathcal{L}'|_{Z_ i}}(\sigma '_ i|_{Z_ i})

as cycles and

j^*(i')^*[W] = \sum \text{ord}_{B_ i}(f'_ i) \text{div}_{\mathcal{L}|_{Z_ i}}(\sigma _ i|_{Z_ i})

The key formula (Lemma 42.27.1) now gives the equality

\sum \left( \text{ord}_{B_ i}(f_ i) \text{div}_{\mathcal{L}'|_{Z_ i}}(\sigma '_ i|_{Z_ i}) - \text{ord}_{B_ i}(f'_ i) \text{div}_{\mathcal{L}|_{Z_ i}}(\sigma _ i|_{Z_ i}) \right) = \sum \text{div}_{Z_ i}(\partial _{B_ i}(f_ i, f'_ i))

of cycles. Note that \text{div}_{Z_ i}(\partial _{B_ i}(f_ i, f'_ i)) = 0 if Z_ i \not\subset D \cap D' because in this case either f_ i = 1 or f'_ i = 1. Thus we get a rational equivalence between our specific cycles representing (j')^*i^*[W] and j^*(i')^*[W] on D \cap D' \cap W. By Remark 42.19.6 the result follows for general \alpha . \square


Comments (2)

Comment #2983 by Xia on

In line 7 of the proof of the first lemma, the latter L should be N

Comment #3107 by on

THanks, fixed here. Please leave comments on lemmas on the page of the lemma.


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