That was my first thought as well, but the author directly linked this notion to... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		tel on Nov 19, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Generalist – On Alexander Grothendieck That was my first thought as well, but the author directly linked this notion to sheaves and also was talking about mapping from points.

qcoh on Nov 19, 2014 [–]

I guess this is because the structure sheaf of the spectrum of a field is a constant sheaf.

SteveLandsburg on Nov 20, 2014 | [–]

Yes, this is exactly what I intended.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact