Definition 20.4.1. Let X be a topological space. Let \mathcal{G} be a sheaf of (possibly non-commutative) groups on X. A torsor, or more precisely a \mathcal{G}-torsor, is a sheaf of sets \mathcal{F} on X endowed with an action \mathcal{G} \times \mathcal{F} \to \mathcal{F} such that
whenever \mathcal{F}(U) is nonempty the action \mathcal{G}(U) \times \mathcal{F}(U) \to \mathcal{F}(U) is simply transitive, and
for every x \in X the stalk \mathcal{F}_ x is nonempty.
A morphism of \mathcal{G}-torsors \mathcal{F} \to \mathcal{F}' is simply a morphism of sheaves of sets compatible with the \mathcal{G}-actions. The trivial \mathcal{G}-torsor is the sheaf \mathcal{G} endowed with the obvious left \mathcal{G}-action.
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