Lemma 77.8.4. In Situation 77.8.1. Let T \subset S be a subset. Let s \in S be in the closure of T. For t \in T, let u_ t be the pullback of u to X_ t and let u_ s be the pullback of u to X_ s. If X is locally of finite presentation over S, \mathcal{G} is of finite presentation1, and u_ t = 0 for all t \in T, then u_ s = 0.
Proof. To check whether u_ s is zero, is étale local on the fibre X_ s. Hence we may pick a point x \in |X_ s| \subset |X| and check in an étale neighbourhood. Choose
as in Proposition 77.5.1. Let T' \subset S' be the inverse image of T. Observe that s' is in the closure of T' because S' \to S is open. Hence we reduce to the algebra problem described in the next paragraph.
We have an R-module map u : M \to N such that N is projective as an R-module and such that u_ t : M \otimes _ R \kappa (t) \to N \otimes _ R \kappa (t) is zero for each t \in T. Problem: show that u_ s = 0. Let I \subset R be the ideal defined in Lemma 77.8.3. Then I maps to zero in \kappa (t) for all t \in T. Hence T \subset V(I). Since s is in the closure of T we see that s \in V(I). Hence u_ s = 0. \square
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