Classifying one dimensional groups (II)

In this post we classify one-dimensional connected group varieties of dimension .

Reductive groups: a rapid introduction

The goal of this post is to introduce, in a very informal way, the notion of a reductive group, and discuss some examples.

p-divisible groups, formal groups, and the Serre-Tate theorem

In this post we discuss the basic theory of p-divisible groups, their relationship to formal groups, and the Serre-Tate theorem.