Abstract:
In the case of smooth marked curves $(X,T)$ over finite fields
of characteristic $p$, we study the $K(\pi,1)$-property for $p$.
We prove that $(X,T)$ has the $K(\pi,1)$-property if $X$ is affine,
and give positive and negative examples in the case when $X$ is
proper. We also consider the case of unmarked proper curves over
a finite field of characteristic different from $p$.