There is no "Weil-"cohomology theory with real coefficients for arithmetic curves

Abstract

A well known argument by Serre shows that there is no Weil cohomology theory with real coefficients for smooth projective varieties over $\bar{\mathbb{F}}_p$. In this note we explain why no "Weil-"cohomology theory with real coefficients can exist for arithmetic schemes over spec $\mathbb{Z}$, even for spectra of number rings.