Definition 92.24.1. Let f : X \to Y be a morphism of schemes. The cotangent complex L_{X/Y} of X over Y is the cotangent complex of f as a morphism of ringed spaces (Definition 92.20.1).
92.24 The cotangent complex of a morphism of schemes
As promised above we define the cotangent complex of a morphism of schemes as follows.
In particular, the results of Section 92.20 apply to cotangent complexes of morphisms of schemes. The next lemma shows this definition is compatible with the definition for ring maps and it also implies that L_{X/Y} is an object of D_\mathit{QCoh}(\mathcal{O}_ X).
Lemma 92.24.2. Let f : X \to Y be a morphism of schemes. Let U = \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(B) \subset X and V = \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(A) \subset Y be affine opens such that f(U) \subset V. There is a canonical map
\widetilde{L_{B/A}} \longrightarrow L_{X/Y}|_ U
of complexes which is an isomorphism in D(\mathcal{O}_ U). This map is compatible with restricting to smaller affine opens of X and Y.
Proof. By Remark 92.18.5 there is a canonical map of complexes L_{\mathcal{O}_ X(U)/f^{-1}\mathcal{O}_ Y(U)} \to L_{X/Y}(U) of B = \mathcal{O}_ X(U)-modules, which is compatible with further restrictions. Using the canonical map A \to f^{-1}\mathcal{O}_ Y(U) we obtain a canonical map L_{B/A} \to L_{\mathcal{O}_ X(U)/f^{-1}\mathcal{O}_ Y(U)} of complexes of B-modules. Using the universal property of the \widetilde{\ } functor (see Schemes, Lemma 26.7.1) we obtain a map as in the statement of the lemma. We may check this map is an isomorphism on cohomology sheaves by checking it induces isomorphisms on stalks. This follows immediately from Lemmas 92.18.9 and 92.8.6 (and the description of the stalks of \mathcal{O}_ X and f^{-1}\mathcal{O}_ Y at a point \mathfrak p \in \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(B) as B_\mathfrak p and A_\mathfrak q where \mathfrak q = A \cap \mathfrak p; references used are Schemes, Lemma 26.5.4 and Sheaves, Lemma 6.21.5). \square
Lemma 92.24.3. Let \Lambda be a ring. Let X be a scheme over \Lambda . Then
L_{X/\mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(\Lambda )} = L_{\mathcal{O}_ X/\underline{\Lambda }}
where \underline{\Lambda } is the constant sheaf with value \Lambda on X.
Proof. Let p : X \to \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(\Lambda ) be the structure morphism. Let q : \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(\Lambda ) \to (*, \Lambda ) be the obvious morphism. By the distinguished triangle of Lemma 92.20.3 it suffices to show that L_ q = 0. To see this it suffices to show for \mathfrak p \in \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(\Lambda ) that
(L_ q)_\mathfrak p = L_{\mathcal{O}_{\mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(\Lambda ), \mathfrak p}/\Lambda } = L_{\Lambda _\mathfrak p/\Lambda }
(Lemma 92.18.9) is zero which follows from Lemma 92.8.4. \square
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