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TauCeti.AlgebraicGeometry.Curves.Node.Nodal

Nodal relative curves over an affine base #

A relative curve over Spec R is at worst nodal when it is syntomic of relative dimension one and its relative singular subscheme is unramified over Spec R. The singular subscheme is a closed subscheme and its structure morphism is locally of finite type, so this condition amounts to formal unramifiedness in the criterion.

The standard chart xy = a satisfies the criterion for every commutative ring and every smoothing parameter. In particular this includes the smooth charts where a is a unit.

Smooth relative curves satisfy the same criterion: their singular subscheme is empty.

Main result #

References #

The scheme-theoretic nodal-curve criterion over an affine base: the morphism is syntomic of relative dimension one, and its singular subscheme is unramified over the base.

Instances For

    A relative curve is at worst nodal exactly when it is syntomic of relative dimension one and its singular subscheme is unramified over the base.

    A smooth morphism of relative dimension one over an affine base is at worst nodal. Its relative singular subscheme is empty, so the singular-locus condition in the nodal criterion holds automatically.