On the derivative of a normal function associated with a Deligne cohomology class
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instance of: scholarly article
title: On the derivative of a normal function associated with a Deligne cohomology class
zbMATH Open document ID: 1273.14025
author: Amnon Besser
published in: Contemporary Mathematics
publication date: 2012-09-05T00:00:00Z
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 14D07
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 14F30
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 14C30
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 14F42
zbMATH DE Number: 6077541
zbMATH Keywords: Deligne cohomology
zbMATH Keywords: syntomic cohomology
zbMATH Keywords: normal functions
zbMATH Keywords: regulators
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1090/conm/571/11320
OpenAlex ID: W4246210916
DOI: 10.1090/CONM/571/11320
review text: Let \(\pi: X \to S\) be a smooth family of varieties over \(\mathbb C\), and let \(\alpha \in H^i_{\mathcal D} (X, \mathbb Z (k))\) be a Deligne cohomology class. By restricting \(\alpha\) to the fibers, a family of Deligne cohomology classes \(\alpha_s \in H^i_{\mathcal D} (X_s, \mathbb Z (k))\) with \(X_s = \pi^{-1} (s)\) can be obtained, which determines a normal function. In this paper the author proves that the derivative of the normal function associated to \(\alpha\), when it exists, can be computed in a purely algebraic manner from the given cohomology class. He also obtains a similar result in syntomic cohomology. One of the consequences of this result is that, when \(\alpha\) has a motivic origin, the corresponding family of elements in syntomic cohomology has exactly the same derivative.NEWLINENEWLINEFor the entire collection see [Zbl 1242.14001].
reviewed by: Min Ho Lee
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6077541