nLab Néron-Severi group

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Complex geometry

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Definition

Given an algebraic variety or scheme XX, then its Néron-Severi group is the quotient of its Picard scheme Pic XPic_X by the connected component Pic X 0Pic_X^0 of the neutral element.

  • A choice of an ample element in the Néron-Severi group is called a choice of polarization.

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