Lemma 76.49.7. Consider a commutative diagram
\[ \xymatrix{ X \ar[rr]_ f \ar[rd]_ p & & Y \ar[ld]^ q \\ & Z } \]
of algebraic spaces. Assume that
$p$ is flat and locally of finite presentation,
$p$ is closed, and
$q$ is flat and locally of finite presentation,
Then there exists an open subspace $W \subset Z$ such that a morphism $Z' \to Z$ factors through $W$ if and only if the base change $f_{Z'} : X_{Z'} \to Y_{Z'}$ is a local complete intersection morphism.
Proof.
By Lemma 76.48.11 there exists an open subspace $U(f) \subset X$ which is the set of points where $f$ is Koszul. Moreover, formation of $U(f)$ commutes with arbitrary base change. Let $W \subset Z$ be the open subspace (see Properties of Spaces, Lemma 66.4.8) with underlying set of points
\[ |W| = |Z| \setminus |p|\left(|X| \setminus |U(f)|\right) \]
i.e., $z \in |Z|$ is a point of $W$ if and only if $f$ is Koszul at every point of $X$ above $z$. Note that this is open because we assumed that $p$ is closed. Since the formation of $U(f)$ commutes with arbitrary base change we immediately see (using Properties of Spaces, Lemma 66.4.9) that $W$ has the desired universal property.
$\square$
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