Some notes on tensor triangular geometry

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Authors: Greg Stevenson
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Abstract

These are notes from the lectures I gave at the Oberwolfach seminar `Tensor Triangular Geometry and Interactions' which was held in October 2025. The aim of these notes is to give an introduction to tensor triangular geometry, for both small and large categories, through the lens of lattice theory. We do not try to be exhaustive and this is reflected in both the content and the bibliography. For instance we are quite light on triangulated preliminaries, especially for compactly generated categories. The first three sections treat the essentially small case and conclude with a tensor triangular proof of Thomason's theorem computing the spectrum of the perfect complexes on a quasi-compact and quasi-separated scheme. The last section treats the compactly generated case. This final section is somewhat experimental and contains some new thoughts.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Algebraic structures and combinatorial models Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory

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Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
9 February 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint