The unique structure morphism factors through the closed subscheme exactly when the ideal sheaf is zero. By (i), this is equivalent to all rings of local sections having characteristic of a ring . Therefore
On every open set , define . In characteristic of a ring , the binomial theorem gives , so these are ring homomorphisms; they commute with restrictions and hence define a morphism of sheaves of rings.
On an affine chart , the inverse image of a prime ideal under the Frobenius endomorphism is
by primality. The induced continuous map is therefore the identity. These local morphisms agree on overlaps, giving the Absolute Frobenius morphism . Its action on the underlying space and on every local section was prescribed, so the morphism is unique.
Residue characteristic 2026-10-03
The residue characteristic of a local ring is the characteristic of a ring of its residue field. A finite extension of has residue characteristic .