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HendersonHasse is a theoretical framework in algebraic geometry and number theory that investigates how local properties influence global structures. The framework synthesizes ideas attributed to the researchers Henderson and Hasse and is described in mathematical literature as a means to study local-global phenomena.

Core idea: study a global object X over a global field by examining its local realizations X_v over completions at places v; collect local invariants; use a gluing mechanism to assemble a candidate global object; define obstructions to gluing.

Formalism: It uses an obstruction group or cohomological tools to quantify the gap between local possibilities and a genuine global object. The HendersonHasse criterion provides sufficient local conditions for existence of a global structure under certain hypotheses; necessity is discussed in related results.

Applications and contexts: rational points on algebraic varieties, lifting problems in arithmetic geometry, and descent methods. It serves as a theoretical complement to established local-global principles such as the Hasse principle and weak approximation.

Reception and status: The framework is proposed as a conceptual tool rather than a universal theorem; ongoing research explores its boundaries, computational aspects, and potential generalizations. Critics emphasize the need for explicit obstruction calculations and caution against overgeneralizing from local data.

See also: Hasse principle, local-global principle, obstruction theory, descent (mathematics).