Explicit Computation of a Galois Representation Attached to an Eigenform Over $${\text {SL}}_3$$ from the $${{\text {H}}}_{\acute{\mathrm{e}}\mathrm{t}}^2$$ of a Surface

We describe a method to compute mod $$\ell $$ ℓ Galois representations contained in the $${{\text {H}}}_{\acute{\mathrm{e}}\mathrm{t}}^2$$ H e ´ t 2 of surfaces. We apply this method to the case of a representation with values in $${\text {GL}}_3(\mathbb {F}_9)$$ GL 3 ( F 9 ) attached to an eigenform over a congruence subgroup of $${\text {SL}}_3$$ SL 3 . We obtain, in particular, a polynomial with Galois group isomorphic to the simple group $${\text {PSU}}_3(\mathbb {F}_9)$$ PSU 3 ( F 9 ) and ramified at 2 and 3 only.

Galois representations on the cohomology of hyper-Kähler varieties

We show that the André motive of a hyper-Kähler variety X over a field $$K \subset {\mathbb {C}}$$ K ⊂ C with $$b_2(X)>6$$ b 2 ( X ) > 6 is governed by its component in degree 2. More precisely, we prove that if $$X_1$$ X 1 and $$X_2$$ X 2 are deformation equivalent hyper-Kähler varieties with $$b_2(X_i)>6$$ b 2 ( X i ) > 6 and if there exists a Hodge isometry $$f:H^2(X_1,{\mathbb {Q}})\rightarrow H^2(X_2,{\mathbb {Q}})$$ f : H 2 ( X 1 , Q ) → H 2 ( X 2 , Q ) , then the André motives of $$X_1$$ X 1 and $$X_2$$ X 2 are isomorphic after a finite extension of K, up to an additional technical assumption in presence of non-trivial odd cohomology. As a consequence, the Galois representations on the étale cohomology of $$X_1$$ X 1 and $$X_2$$ X 2 are isomorphic as well. We prove a similar result for varieties over a finite field which can be lifted to hyper-Kähler varieties for which the Mumford–Tate conjecture is true.

ON NONCRITICAL GALOIS REPRESENTATIONS

We propose a conjecture that the Galois representation attached to every Hilbert modular form is noncritical and prove it under certain conditions. Under the same condition we prove Chida, Mok and Park’s conjecture that Fontaine-Mazur L-invariant and Teitelbaum-type L-invariant coincide with each other.