Étale group scheme

In mathematics, more precisely in algebra, an étale group scheme is a certain kind of group scheme.

Definition

A finite group scheme G over a field K is called an étale group scheme if it is represented by an étale K-algebra \mathfrak{R}, i.e. if \mathfrak{R}\otimes _{K}\bar{K} is isomorphic to \bar{K}\times ...\times\bar{K}.