111.52 Schemes, Final Exam, Spring 2009
These were the questions in the final exam of a course on Schemes, in the Spring of 2009 at Columbia University.
Exercise 111.52.1. Let X be a Noetherian scheme. Let \mathcal{F} be a coherent sheaf on X. Let x \in X be a point. Assume that \text{Supp}(\mathcal{F}) = \{ x \} .
Show that x is a closed point of X.
Show that H^0(X, \mathcal{F}) is not zero.
Show that \mathcal{F} is generated by global sections.
Show that H^ p(X, \mathcal{F}) = 0 for p > 0.
Exercise 111.52.3. Let k be a field. Let \mathcal{E} be a vector bundle on \mathbf{P}^2_ k, i.e., a finite locally free \mathcal{O}_{\mathbf{P}^2_ k}-module. We say \mathcal{E} is split if \mathcal{E} is isomorphic to a direct sum invertible \mathcal{O}_{\mathbf{P}^2_ k}-modules.
Show that \mathcal{E} is split if and only if \mathcal{E}(n) is split.
Show that if \mathcal{E} is split then H^1({\mathbf{P}^2_ k}, \mathcal{E}(n)) = 0 for all n \in \mathbf{Z}.
Let
\varphi : \mathcal{O}_{\mathbf{P}^2_ k} \longrightarrow \mathcal{O}_{\mathbf{P}^2_ k}(1) \oplus \mathcal{O}_{\mathbf{P}^2_ k}(1) \oplus \mathcal{O}_{\mathbf{P}^2_ k}(1)
be given by linear forms L_0, L_1, L_2 \in \Gamma (\mathbf{P}^2_ k, \mathcal{O}_{\mathbf{P}^2_ k}(1)). Assume L_ i \not= 0 for some i. What is the condition on L_0, L_1, L_2 such that the cokernel of \varphi is a vector bundle? Why?
Given an example of such a \varphi .
Show that \mathop{\mathrm{Coker}}(\varphi ) is not split (if it is a vector bundle).
Exercise 111.52.5. Let k be a field. Let X be a projective, reduced scheme over k. Let f : X \to \mathbf{P}^1_ k be a morphism of schemes over k. Assume there exists an integer d \geq 0 such that for every point t \in \mathbf{P}^1_ k the fibre X_ t = f^{-1}(t) is irreducible of dimension d. (Recall that an irreducible space is not empty.)
Show that \dim (X) = d + 1.
Let X_0 \subset X be an irreducible component of X of dimension d + 1. Prove that for every t \in \mathbf{P}^1_ k the fibre X_{0, t} has dimension d.
What can you conclude about X_ t and X_{0, t} from the above?
Show that X is irreducible.
Exercise 111.52.7. Let k be a field. Write \mathbf{P}^3_ k = \text{Proj}(k[X_0, X_1, X_2, X_3]). Let C \subset \mathbf{P}^3_ k be a type (5, 6) complete intersection curve. This means that there exist F \in k[X_0, X_1, X_2, X_3]_5 and G \in k[X_0, X_1, X_2, X_3]_6 such that
C = \text{Proj}(k[X_0, X_1, X_2, X_3]/(F, G))
is a variety of dimension 1. (Variety implies reduced and irreducible, but feel free to assume C is nonsingular if you like.) Let i : C \to \mathbf{P}^3_ k be the corresponding closed immersion. Being a complete intersection also implies that
\xymatrix{ 0 \ar[r] & \mathcal{O}_{\mathbf{P}^3_ k}(-11) \ar[r]^-{ \left( \begin{matrix} -G
\\ F
\end{matrix} \right) } & \mathcal{O}_{\mathbf{P}^3_ k}(-5) \oplus \mathcal{O}_{\mathbf{P}^3_ k}(-6) \ar[r]^-{(F, G)} & \mathcal{O}_{\mathbf{P}^3_ k} \ar[r] & i_*\mathcal{O}_ C \ar[r] & 0 }
is an exact sequence of sheaves. Please use these facts to:
compute \chi (C, i^*\mathcal{O}_{\mathbf{P}^3_ k}(n)) for any n \in \mathbf{Z}, and
compute the dimension of H^1(C, \mathcal{O}_ C).
Exercise 111.52.8. Let k be a field. Consider the rings
\begin{align*} A & = k[x, y]/(xy) \\ B & = k[u, v]/(uv) \\ C & = k[t, t^{-1}] \times k[s, s^{-1}] \end{align*}
and the k-algebra maps
\begin{matrix} A \longrightarrow C,
& x \mapsto (t, 0),
& y \mapsto (0, s)
\\ B \longrightarrow C,
& u \mapsto (t^{-1}, 0),
& v \mapsto (0, s^{-1})
\end{matrix}
It is a true fact that these maps induce isomorphisms A_{x + y} \to C and B_{u + v} \to C. Hence the maps A \to C and B \to C identify \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(C) with open subsets of \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(A) and \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(B). Let X be the scheme obtained by glueing \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(A) and \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(B) along \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(C):
X = \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(A) \amalg _{\mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(C)} \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(B).
As we saw in the course such a scheme exists and there are affine opens \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(A) \subset X and \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(B) \subset X whose overlap is exactly \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(C) identified with an open of each of these using the maps above.
Why is X separated?
Why is X of finite type over k?
Compute H^1(X, \mathcal{O}_ X), or what is its dimension?
What is a more geometric way to describe X?
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