Lemma 66.20.1. Let S be a scheme. Let X be an algebraic space over S. Let \mathcal{F} be a subsheaf of the final object of the étale topos of X (see Sites, Example 7.10.2). Then there exists a unique open W \subset X such that \mathcal{F} = h_ W.
Proof. The condition means that \mathcal{F}(U) is a singleton or empty for all \varphi : U \to X in \mathop{\mathrm{Ob}}\nolimits (X_{spaces, {\acute{e}tale}}). In particular local sections always glue. If \mathcal{F}(U) \not= \emptyset , then \mathcal{F}(\varphi (U)) \not= \emptyset because \varphi (U) \subset X is an open subspace (Lemma 66.16.7) and \{ \varphi : U \to \varphi (U)\} is a covering in X_{spaces, {\acute{e}tale}}. Take W = \bigcup _{\varphi : U \to S, \mathcal{F}(U) \not= \emptyset } \varphi (U) to conclude. \square
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