Introduction / 1: |
Torsors / Part 1: |
Torsors: general theory / 2: |
Torsors over a field / 2.1: |
Torsors and Cech cohomology / 2.2: |
Torsors under groups of multiplicative type / 2.3: |
Obstructions to existence of rational points over arbitrary fields / 2.4: |
Examples of torsors / 3: |
Torsors in geometric invariant theory / 3.1: |
Classification of Del Pezzo surfaces of degree 5 / Appendix: |
Homogeneous spaces and central extensions / 3.2: |
Torsors under abelian varieties / 3.3: |
Equations for 2- and 4-coverings of elliptic curves |
Abelian torsors / 4: |
From abelian torsors to Azumaya algebras / 4.1: |
A commutative diagram / 4.2: |
Local description of abelian torsors / 4.3: |
Torsors associated with a dominant morphism to P[superscript 1 subscript k] / 4.4: |
Descent and Manin Obstruction / Part 2: |
Obstructions over number fields / 5: |
The Hasse principle, weak and strong approximation / 5.1: |
The Manin obstruction / 5.2: |
Descent obstructions / 5.3: |
Abelian descent and Manin obstruction / 6: |
Descent theory / 6.1: |
Manin obstruction and global duality pairings / 6.2: |
Compactifications of torsors under tori / 6.3: |
Abelian descent on conic bundle surfaces / 7: |
Brauer group of conic bundles / 7.1: |
Chatelet surfaces / 7.2: |
Some intersections of two quadrics in P[superscript 5 subscript k] / 7.3: |
Conic bundles with six singular fibres / 7.4: |
Non-abelian descent on bielliptic surfaces / 8: |
Beyond the Manin obstruction / 8.1: |
An example of 4-torsion in III (E) |
Interpretation in terms of non-abelian torsors / 8.2: |
Homogeneous spaces and non-abelian cohomology / 9: |
Liens and non-abelian H[superscript 2] / 9.1: |
The Springer class of a homogeneous space / 9.2: |
Abelianization of non-abelian H[superscript 2] / 9.3: |
Hasse principle for non-abelian H[superscript 2] / 9.4: |
Descent on homogeneous spaces / 9.5: |
References |
Index |
Introduction / 1: |
Torsors / Part 1: |
Torsors: general theory / 2: |
Torsors over a field / 2.1: |
Torsors and Cech cohomology / 2.2: |
Torsors under groups of multiplicative type / 2.3: |