The specialization index of a variety over a discretely valued field

Kesteloot, Lore; Nicaise, Johannes

doi:10.1090/proc/13266

The specialization index of a variety over a discretely valued field
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by Lore Kesteloot and Johannes Nicaise

Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 145 (2017), 585-599

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/proc/13266

Published electronically: August 30, 2016

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Abstract:

Let $X$ be a proper variety over a henselian discretely valued field. An important obstruction to the existence of a rational point on $X$ is the index, the minimal positive degree of a zero-cycle on $X$. This paper introduces a new invariant, the specialization index, which is a closer approximation of the existence of a rational point. We provide an explicit formula for the specialization index in terms of an $snc$-model, and we give examples of curves where the index equals one but the specialization index is different from one, and thus explains the absence of a rational point. Our main result states that the specialization index of a smooth, proper, geometrically connected $\mathbb {C}((t))$-variety with trivial coherent cohomology is equal to one.

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