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Not Simply Connected

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 11:03 pm
by Tsakanikas Nickos
Let $X$ be a non-singular projective curve over an algebraically closed field $k$ of genus $g(X) \geq 1$. Show that $X$ is not simply connected, i.e. it has a non-trivial étale covering.