Implications of the Hasse Principle for Zero Cycles of Degree One on Principal Homogeneous Spaces

Abstract

Let $k$ be a perfect field of virtual cohomological dimension $\leq 2$. Let $G$ be a connected linear algebraic group over $k$ such that $G^{sc}$ satisfies a Hasse principle over $k$. Let $X$ be a principal homogeneous space under $G$ over $k$. We show that if $X$ admits a zero cycle of degree one, then $X$ has a $k$-rational point.