Twists of Drinfeld-Stuhler modular varieties

Abstract

Let $\cal A$ be a maximal (or more generally a hereditary) order in a central simple algebra over a global field $F$ of positive characteristic. We study the reduction of the modular scheme of $\cal A$-elliptic sheaves at all places of $F$. We show that some of these varieties - for different $\cal A$ - are twists of each other. This result can be viewed as a global analogue of the Cherednik-Drinfeld theorem for these varieties.