The Stacks project

Proof. We choose an open covering $Y = \bigcup V_ j$ such that $\mathcal{L}$ and $\mathcal{L}'$ are trivial over the opens $\pi ^{-1}V_ j$. This is possible by Lemma 31.17.1. Choose generating sections $s_ j$ and $s'_ j$ of $\mathcal{L}$ and $\mathcal{L}'$ over the opens $\pi ^{-1}V_ j$. Then $\varphi (s_ j) = f_ js'_ j$ for some $f_ j \in \mathcal{O}_ X(\pi ^{-1}V_ j)$. Define $\text{Norm}_\pi (\varphi )$ to be multiplication by $\text{Norm}_\pi (f_ j)$ on $V_ j$. An simple calculation involving the cocycles used to construct $\text{Norm}_\pi (\mathcal{L})$, $\text{Norm}_\pi (\mathcal{L}')$ in the proof of Lemma 31.17.2 shows that this defines a map as stated in the lemma. The final statement follows from condition (2) in the definition of a norm map of degree $d$. Some details omitted. $\square$