Cartan's theorems A and B

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In mathematics, Cartan's theorems A and B are two results proved by Henri Cartan around 1951, concerning a coherent sheaf F on a Stein manifold X. They are significant both as applied to several complex variables, and in the general development of sheaf cohomology.

Theorem A states that F is spanned by its global sections.

Theorem B states that

Hp(X,F) = {0} for all p > 0.

The analogous properties also hold for coherent sheaves in algebraic geometry, when X is an affine scheme. The analogue of Theorem B in this context is as follows:

Theorem B: Let X be an affine scheme, F a quasi-coherent sheaf of OX-modules for the Zariski topology on X. Then Hp(X, F) = {0} for all p > 0.

Similar results hold for the étale and flat sites after suitable modifications are made to the sheaf F.