Formal moduli
= Formal moduli
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Formal moduli refers to a branch of algebraic geometry that studies families of algebraic objects (such as varieties or schemes) over a base, typically in a formal or non-archimedean setting. This concept is often used in the context of deformation theory and moduli problems, where one is interested in understanding how objects of a given type can be continuously deformed into one another.