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Morphism of schemes

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Definition

Let XX and YY be schemes. A morphism of schemes X→YX \to Y is a morphism of locally ringed spaces, that is, a pair (f,f#)(f, f^\#) such that:

  1. f ⁣:X→Yf \colon X \to Y is a continuous map.
  2. f# ⁣:𝒪Y→f∗𝒪Xf^\# \colon \mathcal{O}_Y \to f_* \mathcal{O}_X is a morphism of sheaves of rings, so for each open V⊆YV \subseteq Y it gives a ring map 𝒪Y(V)→𝒪X(f−1(V))\mathcal{O}_Y(V) \to \mathcal{O}_X(f^{-1}(V)), compatible with restrictions.
  3. For every x∈Xx \in X, the induced map of stalks fx# ⁣:𝒪Y,f(x)→𝒪X,xf^\#_x \colon \mathcal{O}_{Y,f(x)} \to \mathcal{O}_{X,x} is a local homomorphism.

The composite of (f,f#) ⁣:X→Y(f, f^\#) \colon X \to Y and (g,g#) ⁣:Y→Z(g, g^\#) \colon Y \to Z is (g∘f,g∗(f#)∘g#)(g \circ f, g_*(f^\#) \circ g^\#).

Remarks

Example: a ring homomorphism φ ⁣:A→B\varphi \colon A \to B gives a morphism Spec⁡B→Spec⁡A\operatorname{Spec} B \to \operatorname{Spec} A with f(𝔮)=φ−1(𝔮)f(\mathfrak{q}) = \varphi^{-1}(\mathfrak{q}). On stalks it is the map Aφ−1(𝔮)→B𝔮A_{\varphi^{-1}(\mathfrak q)} \to B_{\mathfrak q}, which sends the maximal ideal into 𝔮B𝔮\mathfrak{q} B_{\mathfrak q}, so it is local. Non-example: let RR be a discrete valuation ring with fraction field KK. Let ff send the single point of Spec⁡K\operatorname{Spec} K to the closed point of Spec⁡R\operatorname{Spec} R, and let f#f^\# come from the inclusion R→KR \to K. This is a morphism of ringed spaces, but it fails clause 3. The stalk map R→KR \to K is not local, since it sends the maximal ideal of RR into the units of KK.

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Further reading

  1. Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphism_of_schemes
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