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Weak approximation over function fields

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We prove that rationally connected varieties over the function field of a complex curve satisfy weak approximation for places of good reduction.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Rice University, MS 136, Houston, Texas, 77251-1892, USA

    Brendan Hassett

  2. Mathematisches Institut, Bunsenstr. 3–5, 37073, Göttingen, Germany

    Yuri Tschinkel

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14M20, 11G35, 14G05

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Hassett, B., Tschinkel, Y. Weak approximation over function fields. Invent. math. 163, 171–190 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00222-005-0458-8

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