Hasse–Weil conjecture for smooth projective varieties
Hasse–Weil conjecture for smooth projective varieties
Let be a smooth, projective variety over a number field with good reduction outside a finite set of primes . Its global Hasse–Weil zeta function is
where the product runs over the closed points of a smooth proper integral model of over .
Hasse–Weil conjecture. The function extends to a meromorphic function of . There exists a positive real number , non-zero rational functions for , and infinite Gamma factors for such that
satisfies the functional equation
This is the Hasse–Weil conjecture for the zeta function of a smooth projective variety. The source presents it in an account of results proving the conjecture for abelian surfaces and genus curves over totally real fields; its general status is not resolved by the supplied text.
Sources & referencesView supporting material
Primary source
Toby Gee, “Modularity theorems for abelian surfaces”, arXiv:2510.02756 (2025).
Additional references
2 papers in this index state this conjecture (2018–2025). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:1812.09269.
Progress summary
The broad conjecture remains open, but a 2025 theorem proves it for genus-two curves and abelian surfaces over totally real fields.
The conjecture predicts meromorphic continuation and a functional equation for the global zeta function of every smooth projective variety over a number field. The general case remains unresolved in the supplied record.
2025 modularity theorem
Toby Gee and collaborators proved that every genus curve and every abelian surface over a totally real field is potentially modular, implying the Hasse–Weil conjecture in these cases. They also proved modularity for certain abelian surfaces over under hypotheses on the polarization, reduction at , and the roots of the Frobenius polynomial.
Current status (as of August 2026): The conjecture is established for the cited genus curves and abelian surfaces over totally real fields, while the statement for arbitrary smooth projective varieties over number fields remains open.
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