Ogus-Vologodsky equivalence via stacks

Abstract

Using the relative de Rham stack for a family $X \to S$ in characteristic $p,$ we reprove the (local and global) Ogus-Vologodsky equivalence. Moreover, we observe that a lift of $S$ is not necessary. Instead, we use a lift of $X$ to the second Witt vectors of $S.$ The main ingredient is that, for a quasi-syntomic family $X/S,$ the relative de Rham stack admits a structure of a torsor over $X'$ which is the analogue of the Azumaya property of the algebra of differential operators. This can be applied to families of (reasonable) algebraic stacks, which gives rise to a logarithmic version of the Cartier equivalence. Along the way, we also obtain a decompleted version of the global Cartier equivalence.