Functorial splitting of $l$-adic cohomology in exact sequences of group varieties

Abstract

In this document we consider an exact sequence of group varieties $e\to N\to G\to Q\to e$ over an algebraically closed field. We show that for $l\neq \mathrm{char}(k)$ a prime there exists an isomorphism of graded $\mathbb{Q}_l$-algebras $\mathrm{H}_{\text{\'et}}^*(G,\mathbb{Q}_l)\cong \mathrm{H}_{\text{\'et}}^*(N,\mathbb{Q}_l)\otimes_{\mathbb{Q}_l}\mathrm{H}_{\text{\'et}}^*(Q,\mathbb{Q}_l)$ that is compatible with pullback homomorphisms $f^*$ of endomorphisms $f:G\to G$ that stabilize $N$.