Torsion in the 0-cycle group with modulus

Abstract: We show, for a smooth projective variety $X$ over an algebraically closed field $k$ with an effective Cartier divisor $D$, that the torsion subgroup $\CH_0(X|D){l}$ can be described in terms of a relative {\'e}tale cohomology for any prime $l \neq p = {\rm char}(k)$. This extends a classical result of Bloch, on the torsion in the ordinary Chow group, to the modulus setting. We prove the Roitman torsion theorem (including $p$-torsion) for $\CH_0(X|D)$ when $D$ is reduced. We deduce applications to the problem of invariance of the prime-to-$p$ torsion in $\CH_0(X|D)$ under an infinitesimal extension of $D$.