Finite descent obstruction for Hilbert modular varieties

Abstract

AbstractLet S be a finite set of primes. We prove that a form of finite Galois descent obstruction is the only obstruction to the existence of $\mathbb {Z}_{S}$ -points on integral models of Hilbert modular varieties, extending a result of D. Helm and F. Voloch about modular curves. Let L be a totally real field. Under (a special case of) the absolute Hodge conjecture and a weak Serre’s conjecture for mod $\ell $ representations of the absolute Galois group of L, we prove that the same holds also for the $\mathcal {O}_{L,S}$ -points.