115.20 Deformations and obstructions of flat modules
In this section we sketch a construction of a deformation theory for the stack of coherent sheaves for any algebraic space $X$ over a ring $\Lambda $. This material is obsolete due to the improved discussion in Quot, Section 99.6.
Our setup will be the following. We assume given
a ring $\Lambda $,
an algebraic space $X$ over $\Lambda $,
a $\Lambda $-algebra $A$, set $X_ A = X \times _{\mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(\Lambda )} \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(A)$, and
a finitely presented $\mathcal{O}_{X_ A}$-module $\mathcal{F}$ flat over $A$.
In this situation we will consider all possible surjections
\[ 0 \to I \to A' \to A \to 0 \]
where $A'$ is a $\Lambda $-algebra whose kernel $I$ is an ideal of square zero in $A'$. Given $A'$ we obtain a first order thickening $X_ A \to X_{A'}$ of algebraic spaces over $\mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(\Lambda )$. For each of these we consider the problem of lifting $\mathcal{F}$ to a finitely presented module $\mathcal{F}'$ on $X_{A'}$ flat over $A'$. We would like to replicate the results of Deformation Theory, Lemma 91.12.1 in this setting.
To be more precise let $\textit{Lift}(\mathcal{F}, A')$ denote the category of pairs $(\mathcal{F}', \alpha )$ where $\mathcal{F}'$ is a finitely presented module on $X_{A'}$ flat over $A'$ and $\alpha : \mathcal{F}'|_{X_ A} \to \mathcal{F}$ is an isomorphism. Morphisms $(\mathcal{F}'_1, \alpha _1) \to (\mathcal{F}'_2, \alpha _2)$ are isomorphisms $\mathcal{F}'_1 \to \mathcal{F}'_2$ which are compatible with $\alpha _1$ and $\alpha _2$. The set of isomorphism classes of $\textit{Lift}(\mathcal{F}, A')$ is denoted $\text{Lift}(\mathcal{F}, A')$.
Let $\mathcal{G}$ be a sheaf of $\mathcal{O}_ X \otimes _\Lambda A$-modules on $X_{\acute{e}tale}$ flat over $A$. We introduce the category $\textit{Lift}(\mathcal{G}, A')$ of pairs $(\mathcal{G}', \beta )$ where $\mathcal{G}'$ is a sheaf of $\mathcal{O}_ X \otimes _\Lambda A'$-modules flat over $A'$ and $\beta $ is an isomorphism $\mathcal{G}' \otimes _{A'} A \to \mathcal{G}$.
Lemma 115.20.1. Notation and assumptions as above. Let $p : X_ A \to X$ denote the projection. Given $A'$ denote $p' : X_{A'} \to X$ the projection. The functor $p'_*$ induces an equivalence of categories between
the category $\textit{Lift}(\mathcal{F}, A')$, and
the category $\textit{Lift}(p_*\mathcal{F}, A')$.
Proof.
FIXME.
$\square$
Let $\mathcal{H}$ be a sheaf of $\mathcal{O} \otimes _\Lambda A$-modules on $\mathcal{C}_{X/\Lambda }$ flat over $A$. We introduce the category $\textit{Lift}_\mathcal {O}(\mathcal{H}, A')$ whose objects are pairs $(\mathcal{H}', \gamma )$ where $\mathcal{H}'$ is a sheaf of $\mathcal{O} \otimes _\Lambda A'$-modules flat over $A'$ and $\gamma : \mathcal{H}' \otimes _ A A' \to \mathcal{H}$ is an isomorphism of $\mathcal{O} \otimes _\Lambda A$-modules.
Let $\mathcal{G}$ be a sheaf of $\mathcal{O}_ X \otimes _\Lambda A$-modules on $X_{\acute{e}tale}$ flat over $A$. Consider the morphisms $i$ and $\pi $ of Cotangent, Equation (92.27.1.1). Denote $\underline{\mathcal{G}} = \pi ^{-1}(\mathcal{G})$. It is simply given by the rule $(U \to \mathbf{A}) \mapsto \mathcal{G}(U)$ hence it is a sheaf of $\underline{\mathcal{O}}_ X \otimes _\Lambda A$-modules. Denote $i_*\underline{\mathcal{G}}$ the same sheaf but viewed as a sheaf of $\mathcal{O} \otimes _\Lambda A$-modules.
Lemma 115.20.2. Notation and assumptions as above. The functor $\pi _!$ induces an equivalence of categories between
the category $\textit{Lift}_\mathcal {O}(i_*\underline{\mathcal{G}}, A')$, and
the category $\textit{Lift}(\mathcal{G}, A')$.
Proof.
FIXME.
$\square$
Lemma 115.20.3. Notation and assumptions as in Lemma 115.20.2. Consider the object
\[ L = L(\Lambda , X, A, \mathcal{G}) = L\pi _!(Li^*(i_*(\underline{\mathcal{G}}))) \]
of $D(\mathcal{O}_ X \otimes _\Lambda A)$. Given a surjection $A' \to A$ of $\Lambda $-algebras with square zero kernel $I$ we have
The category $\textit{Lift}(\mathcal{G}, A')$ is nonempty if and only if a certain class $\xi \in \mathop{\mathrm{Ext}}\nolimits ^2_{\mathcal{O}_ X \otimes A}(L, \mathcal{G} \otimes _ A I)$ is zero.
If $\textit{Lift}(\mathcal{G}, A')$ is nonempty, then $\text{Lift}(\mathcal{G}, A')$ is principal homogeneous under $\mathop{\mathrm{Ext}}\nolimits ^1_{\mathcal{O}_ X \otimes A}(L, \mathcal{G} \otimes _ A I)$.
Given a lift $\mathcal{G}'$, the set of automorphisms of $\mathcal{G}'$ which pull back to $\text{id}_\mathcal {G}$ is canonically isomorphic to $\mathop{\mathrm{Ext}}\nolimits ^0_{\mathcal{O}_ X \otimes A}(L, \mathcal{G} \otimes _ A I)$.
Proof.
FIXME.
$\square$
Finally, we put everything together as follows.
Proposition 115.20.4. With $\Lambda $, $X$, $A$, $\mathcal{F}$ as above. There exists a canonical object $L = L(\Lambda , X, A, \mathcal{F})$ of $D(X_ A)$ such that given a surjection $A' \to A$ of $\Lambda $-algebras with square zero kernel $I$ we have
The category $\textit{Lift}(\mathcal{F}, A')$ is nonempty if and only if a certain class $\xi \in \mathop{\mathrm{Ext}}\nolimits ^2_{X_ A}(L, \mathcal{F} \otimes _ A I)$ is zero.
If $\textit{Lift}(\mathcal{F}, A')$ is nonempty, then $\text{Lift}(\mathcal{F}, A')$ is principal homogeneous under $\mathop{\mathrm{Ext}}\nolimits ^1_{X_ A}(L, \mathcal{F} \otimes _ A I)$.
Given a lift $\mathcal{F}'$, the set of automorphisms of $\mathcal{F}'$ which pull back to $\text{id}_\mathcal {F}$ is canonically isomorphic to $\mathop{\mathrm{Ext}}\nolimits ^0_{X_ A}(L, \mathcal{F} \otimes _ A I)$.
Proof.
FIXME.
$\square$
Lemma 115.20.5. In the situation of Proposition 115.20.4, if $X \to \mathop{\mathrm{Spec}}(\Lambda )$ is locally of finite type and $\Lambda $ is Noetherian, then $L$ is pseudo-coherent.
Proof.
FIXME.
$\square$
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