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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

\xymatrix{ (X, x) \ar[d] & (X', x') \ar[l]^ g \ar[d] \\ (S, s) & (S', s') \ar[l] }

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

[1] It would suffice if X is locally of finite type over S and \mathcal{G} is finitely presented relative to S, but this notion hasn't yet been defined in the setting of algebraic spaces. The definition for schemes is given in More on Morphisms, Section 37.58.

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