On the algebraic fundamental group of smooth varieties in characteristic 
Authors:
Hélène Esnault and Amit Hogadi
Journal:
Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 364 (2012), 2429-2442
MSC (2010):
Primary 14F35
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-2012-05470-5
Published electronically:
January 17, 2012
MathSciNet review:
2888213
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Abstract: We define an analog in characteristic 
of the proalgebraic completion of the topological fundamental group of a complex manifold.
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Hélène Esnault
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Universität Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany
Email:
esnault@uni-due.de
Amit Hogadi
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400005, India
Email:
amit@math.tifr.res.in
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-2012-05470-5
Received by editor(s):
April 11, 2010
Published electronically:
January 17, 2012
Additional Notes:
The author was supported by the DFG Leibniz Preis, the SFB/TR45, and the ERC Advanced Grant 226257
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