Almost Vector Bundles over Perfectoid Spaces
Yuntong Cui, Guo Li, Shuhan Jiang, Jiahong Yu
TL;DR
This work defines almost vector bundles within almost mathematics on perfectoid spaces and proves a $v$-descent theorem linking $X_v^{+,a}$ and $X_{ ext{an}}^{+,a}$. It then establishes a $v$-local structure result via spherical completeness, showing local freeness on suitable $v$-covers, and connects these bundles to arc-descent by relating them to locally free modules over $ ext{O}_{Perf^{ ext{tf}}_R}$. The results integrate integral coefficients with analytic and arc-topologies, providing a robust descent framework for vector bundle-like objects in $p$-adic geometry. The approach blends almost mathematics, perfectoid theory, and arc-descent to yield principled structure theorems with potential implications for $p$-adic Hodge theory and related areas.
Abstract
In this paper, we define vector bundles within the framework of almost mathematics (referred to as almost vector bundles) and establish the $v$-descent theorem together with a structure theorem for these bundles over perfectoid spaces. The proof yields several interesting intermediate results.
