Milnor excision for motivic spectra

Abstract

Abstract We prove that the ∞ {\infty} -category of motivic spectra satisfies Milnor excision: if A → B {A\to B} is a morphism of commutative rings sending an ideal I ⊂ A {I\subset A} isomorphically onto an ideal of B, then a motivic spectrum over A is equivalent to a pair of motivic spectra over B and A / I {A/I} that are identified over B / I ⁢ B {B/IB} . Consequently, any cohomology theory represented by a motivic spectrum satisfies Milnor excision. We also prove Milnor excision for Ayoub’s étale motives over schemes of finite virtual cohomological dimension.