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32.18 Limits and dimensions of fibres

The following lemma is most often used in the situation of Lemma 32.10.1 to assure that if the fibres of the limit have dimension \leq d, then the fibres at some finite stage have dimension \leq d.

Lemma 32.18.1. Let I be a directed set. Let (f_ i : X_ i \to S_ i) be an inverse system of morphisms of schemes over I. Assume

  1. all the morphisms S_{i'} \to S_ i are affine,

  2. all the schemes S_ i are quasi-compact and quasi-separated,

  3. the morphisms f_ i are of finite type, and

  4. the morphisms X_{i'} \to X_ i \times _{S_ i} S_{i'} are closed immersions.

Let f : X = \mathop{\mathrm{lim}}\nolimits _ i X_ i \to S = \mathop{\mathrm{lim}}\nolimits _ i S_ i be the limit. Let d \geq 0. If every fibre of f has dimension \leq d, then for some i every fibre of f_ i has dimension \leq d.

Proof. For each i let U_ i = \{ x \in X_ i \mid \dim _ x((X_ i)_{f_ i(x)}) \leq d\} . This is an open subset of X_ i, see Morphisms, Lemma 29.28.4. Set Z_ i = X_ i \setminus U_ i (with reduced induced scheme structure). We have to show that Z_ i = \emptyset for some i. If not, then Z = \mathop{\mathrm{lim}}\nolimits Z_ i \not= \emptyset , see Lemma 32.4.3. Say z \in Z is a point. Note that Z \subset X is a closed subscheme. Set s = f(z). For each i let s_ i \in S_ i be the image of s. We remark that Z_ s is the limit of the schemes (Z_ i)_{s_ i} and Z_ s is also the limit of the schemes (Z_ i)_{s_ i} base changed to \kappa (s). Moreover, all the morphisms

Z_ s \longrightarrow (Z_{i'})_{s_{i'}} \times _{\mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(\kappa (s_{i'}))} \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(\kappa (s)) \longrightarrow (Z_ i)_{s_ i} \times _{\mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(\kappa (s_ i))} \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(\kappa (s)) \longrightarrow X_ s

are closed immersions by assumption (4). Hence Z_ s is the scheme theoretic intersection of the closed subschemes (Z_ i)_{s_ i} \times _{\mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(\kappa (s_ i))} \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(\kappa (s)) in X_ s. Since all the irreducible components of the schemes (Z_ i)_{s_ i} \times _{\mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(\kappa (s_ i))} \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(\kappa (s)) have dimension > d and contain z we conclude that Z_ s contains an irreducible component of dimension > d passing through z which contradicts the fact that Z_ s \subset X_ s and \dim (X_ s) \leq d. \square

Lemma 32.18.2. Notation and assumptions as in Situation 32.8.1. If

  1. f is a quasi-finite morphism, and

  2. f_0 is locally of finite type,

then there exists an i \geq 0 such that f_ i is quasi-finite.

Proof. Follows immediately from Lemma 32.18.1. \square

Lemma 32.18.3. Assumptions and notation as in Situation 32.8.1. Let d \geq 0. If

  1. f has relative dimension \leq d (Morphisms, Definition 29.29.1), and

  2. f_0 is locally of finite type,

then there exists an i such that f_ i has relative dimension \leq d.

Proof. Follows immediately from Lemma 32.18.1. \square

Lemma 32.18.4. Notation and assumptions as in Situation 32.8.1. If

  1. f has relative dimension d, and

  2. f_0 is locally of finite presentation,

then there exists an i \geq 0 such that f_ i has relative dimension d.

Proof. By Lemma 32.18.1 we may assume all fibres of f_0 have dimension \leq d. By Morphisms, Lemma 29.28.6 the set U_0 \subset X_0 of points x \in X_0 such that the dimension of the fibre of X_0 \to Y_0 at x is \leq d - 1 is open and retrocompact in X_0. Hence the complement E = X_0 \setminus U_0 is constructible. Moreover the image of X \to X_0 is contained in E by Morphisms, Lemma 29.28.3. Thus for i \gg 0 we have that the image of X_ i \to X_0 is contained in E (Lemma 32.4.10). Then all fibres of X_ i \to Y_ i have dimension d by the aforementioned Morphisms, Lemma 29.28.3. \square

Lemma 32.18.5. Let S be a quasi-compact and quasi-separated scheme. Let f : X \to S be a morphism of finite presentation. Let d \geq 0 be an integer. If Z \subset X be a closed subscheme such that \dim (Z_ s) \leq d for all s \in S, then there exists a closed subscheme Z' \subset X such that

  1. Z \subset Z',

  2. Z' \to X is of finite presentation, and

  3. \dim (Z'_ s) \leq d for all s \in S.

Proof. By Proposition 32.5.4 we can write S = \mathop{\mathrm{lim}}\nolimits S_ i as the limit of a directed inverse system of Noetherian schemes with affine transition maps. By Lemma 32.10.1 we may assume that there exist a system of morphisms f_ i : X_ i \to S_ i of finite presentation such that X_{i'} = X_ i \times _{S_ i} S_{i'} for all i' \geq i and such that X = X_ i \times _{S_ i} S. Let Z_ i \subset X_ i be the scheme theoretic image of Z \to X \to X_ i. Then for i' \geq i the morphism X_{i'} \to X_ i maps Z_{i'} into Z_ i and the induced morphism Z_{i'} \to Z_ i \times _{S_ i} S_{i'} is a closed immersion. By Lemma 32.18.1 we see that the dimension of the fibres of Z_ i \to S_ i all have dimension \leq d for a suitable i \in I. Fix such an i and set Z' = Z_ i \times _{S_ i} S \subset X. Since S_ i is Noetherian, we see that X_ i is Noetherian, and hence the morphism Z_ i \to X_ i is of finite presentation. Therefore also the base change Z' \to X is of finite presentation. Moreover, the fibres of Z' \to S are base changes of the fibres of Z_ i \to S_ i and hence have dimension \leq d. \square


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