A continuous self-map $f \colon G \to G$ of a complete connected topological group is either surjective or has singleton image (a key dichotomy for proper varieties).
Semicontinuity in families: if $F \colon G \times P \to H$ is continuous between connected complete varieties / groups and there exists $p_0$ with $F(g, p_0) = 1$ for all $g$, then $F(g, p) = 1$ identically.
Rigidity lemma: a continuous self-map $f$ of a complete connected topological group that fixes the identity and whose image misses some point must be constantly $1$.
Theorem 23.23: An abelian variety is commutative; equivalently, the group law $a \cdot b$
on an IsAbelianVariety is symmetric. The proof applies the rigidity lemma to the commutator
map $g \mapsto b^{-1} g^{-1} b g$.
Promotes the Group instance on an abelian variety to a CommGroup instance using the
commutativity theorem IsAbelianVariety.mul_comm.
Instances For
Two-variable rigidity: a continuous $\Psi \colon G \times G \to H$ between complete connected topological groups that is identically $1$ on each axis (i.e. $\Psi(g,1) = \Psi(1,h) = 1$) is identically $1$.
A continuous map $\varphi$ between abelian varieties that sends $1 \mapsto 1$ is automatically a group homomorphism: $\varphi(gh) = \varphi(g) \varphi(h)$. Proved by applying the two-variable rigidity lemma to $\Psi(g,h) = \varphi(g)\varphi(h)\varphi(gh)^{-1}$.