The Tate-Oort Group Scheme \(\mathbb{TO}_p\)


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Over an algebraically closed field of characteristic p, there are three group schemes of order p, namely the ordinary cyclic group ℤ/p, the multiplicative group \(\mu_{p}\subset\mathbb{G}_{m}\), and the additive group αp\(\mathbb{G}_{a}\). The Tate-Oort group scheme \(\mathbb{TO}_p\) puts these into one happy family, together with the cyclic group of order p in characteristic zero. This paper studies a simplified form of \(\mathbb{TO}_p\), focusing on its representation theory and basic applications in geometry. A final section describes more substantial applications to varieties having p-torsion in Picτ, notably the 5-torsion Godeaux surfaces and Calabi-Yau threefolds obtained from \(\mathbb{TO}_5\)-invariant quintics.

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Miles Reid

Mathematics Institute

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Email: Miles.Reid@warwick.ac.uk
United Kingdom, Coventry, CV4 7AL

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