Purity of level m stratifications

Marc-Hubert Nicole, Adrian Vasiu, Torsten Wedhorn

Let $k$ be a field of characteristic $p>0$. Let $D_m$ be a $\BT_m$ over $k$ (i.e., an $m$-truncated Barsotti--Tate group over $k$). Let $S$ be a\break $k$-scheme and let $X$ be a $…