Zeta functions of regular arithmetic schemes at s=0

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Abstract

Lichtenbaum conjectured the existence of a Weil-étale cohomology in order to describe the vanishing order and the special value of the Zeta function of an arithmetic scheme X\mathcal{X} at s=0s=0 in terms of Euler-Poincaré characteristics. Assuming the (conjectured) finite generation of some étale motivic cohomology groups we construct such a cohomology theory for regular schemes proper over Spec(Z)\mathrm{Spec}(\mathbb{Z}). In particular, we obtain (unconditionally) the right Weil-étale cohomology for geometrically cellular schemes over number rings. We state a conjecture expressing the vanishing order and the special value up to sign of the Zeta function ζ(X,s)ζ(\mathcal{X},s) at s=0s=0 in terms of a perfect complex of abelian groups RΓW,c(X,Z)RΓ_{W,c}(\mathcal{X},\mathbb{Z}). Then we relate this conjecture to Soulé's conjecture and to the Tamagawa number conjecture of Bloch-Kato, and deduce its validity in simple cases.

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