Commutative Algebra
An étale morphism is a type of morphism between schemes that is flat and unramified, which intuitively means that it behaves nicely in a certain 'locally constant' manner. This concept is essential in algebraic geometry as it provides a way to study the local structure of schemes, particularly in relation to Henselian rings and their properties such as lifting solutions and the existence of certain kinds of points.
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