Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 May 2016
Let   $K$  be a finite extension of
 $K$  be a finite extension of   $\mathbb{Q}_{p}$  and let
 $\mathbb{Q}_{p}$  and let   $\bar{\unicode[STIX]{x1D70C}}$  be a continuous, absolutely irreducible representation of its absolute Galois group with values in a finite field of characteristic
 $\bar{\unicode[STIX]{x1D70C}}$  be a continuous, absolutely irreducible representation of its absolute Galois group with values in a finite field of characteristic   $p$ . We prove that the Galois representations that become crystalline of a fixed regular weight after an abelian extension are Zariski-dense in the generic fiber of the universal deformation ring of
 $p$ . We prove that the Galois representations that become crystalline of a fixed regular weight after an abelian extension are Zariski-dense in the generic fiber of the universal deformation ring of   $\bar{\unicode[STIX]{x1D70C}}$ . In fact we deduce this from a similar density result for the space of trianguline representations. This uses an embedding of eigenvarieties for unitary groups into the spaces of trianguline representations as well as the corresponding density claim for eigenvarieties as a global input.
 $\bar{\unicode[STIX]{x1D70C}}$ . In fact we deduce this from a similar density result for the space of trianguline representations. This uses an embedding of eigenvarieties for unitary groups into the spaces of trianguline representations as well as the corresponding density claim for eigenvarieties as a global input.
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               -modules, Preprint (2012), arXiv:1202.3413.Google Scholar
                     $(\unicode[STIX]{x1D711},\unicode[STIX]{x1D6E4})$
                  
               -modules, Preprint (2012), arXiv:1202.3413.Google Scholar