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Determinants detect vanishing of the rank-one exterior-dual class

Statement

Assume AC. For a line bundle L on a noetherian affine scheme, ε(L)=1−[L∨] in the article's perfect K0, and ε(L)=0 if and only if L≅OX. Thus the rank-one vanishing criterion uses the actual line bundle, not an abstract identification of its target groups.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The hypotheses and data in the statement, with AC and the article's fixed universes wherever perfect K-theory is used.

Goal: Establish the asserted conclusion.

[F1]

For rank one the exterior-dual sum has only its degree-zero and degree-one terms. The actual exterior-dual class in affine perfect K zero

[F2]

The affine perfect/bundle comparison identifies object classes, and equality in the latter group is equivalent to a common finite free stabilization. Isomorphism classes of vector bundles, Equality in affine K zero and stable isomorphism

[F3]

Determinant is the top exterior power, with the increasing-wedge local bases. Exterior powers and determinant of an algebraic bundle

Proof

1.1F1F2F3construct

By [F1], vanishing is exactly [L∨]=[OX]. By [F2] this yields L∨⊕OXN≅OXN+1 for some N≥0. Take the top exterior power of this actual isomorphism. Wedge bases give det⁡(L∨⊕OXN)≅L∨ and det⁡(OXN+1)≅OX; the usual wedge-of-summands map is canonical and glues. Hence L∨≅OX, and dualizing gives L≅OX by local double-dual evaluation.

2.1F1step 1.1algebra∎

Conversely, if L is trivial, its dual is trivial and the two terms of 1−[L∨] cancel. This proves the equivalence with the precise spectral class.

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