Base change of faithful comodules #
Let M be a finite free comodule over a commutative Hopf algebra H. After extending both the
coefficient Hopf algebra and M along a morphism of commutative rings, the coordinate morphism of
the extended comodule is the scalar extension of the original coordinate morphism, transported
through the canonical base-change isomorphism for O(GLₙ).
Consequently, scalar extension preserves faithful comodules: surjectivity of the coordinate morphism survives base change.
Main declarations #
TauCeti.Comodule.coordinateBialgHom_baseChange: compatibility of the coordinate morphism with scalar extension.TauCeti.Comodule.IsFaithful.baseChange: a faithful finite free comodule remains faithful after scalar extension.
References #
- J. S. Milne, Algebraic Groups (2017), Remarks 4.1 and 4.8.
This transports the faithful representation used to prove base-change invariance of geometric unipotence, the next scalar-extension step for the unipotent radical in Layer 5 of the ReductiveGroups roadmap.
The coordinate morphism of a base-changed comodule is the scalar extension of its original
coordinate morphism, after identifying the scalar extension of O(GLₙ) with O(GLₙ) over the
new base.
Scalar extension of the coefficient Hopf algebra and underlying module preserves a faithful finite free comodule.