Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp010c483n151
 Title: Comparison of Different Definitions of Pseudocharacter Authors: Emerson, Kathleen Advisors: Morel, Sophie Contributors: Mathematics Department Subjects: Mathematics Issue Date: 2018 Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Abstract: Pseudocharacters were first introduced by Taylor and Wiles to study congruences of representations. When $A$ is an algebraically closed field with $d! \in A^\times$, the trace gives a bijection between the set of congruence classes of semisimple $A$-valued representations and the set of $A$-valued $d$-dimensional pseudocharacters. However, in small characteristic this definition of pseudocharacter works less well. Chenevier later defined determinants, which are equivalent to the original defintion of pseudocharacter in characteristic zero, but moreover, $A$-valued determinants correspond uniquely to congruence classes of $A$-valued semisimple representations for any algebraically closed field $A$. Lafforgue gives a more general defintion of pseudocharacter that makes sense for representations with values in any reductive algebraic group (and in any characteristic). This work shows that Chenevier's defintion of determinants is equivalent to Lafforgue's defintion (for $GL_d$) over any ring. Another traditional approach to studying congruence classes of semisimple representations is to study the character variety. This work compares the space of Lafforgue pseudorepresentations to the character variety, proving that they are almost isomorphic (in a precise sense). In particular, it shows that they have the same points with values in any perfect field. URI: http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp010c483n151 Alternate format: The Mudd Manuscript Library retains one bound copy of each dissertation. Search for these copies in the library's main catalog: catalog.princeton.edu Type of Material: Academic dissertations (Ph.D.) Language: en Appears in Collections: Mathematics