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State of the art of BPS and Donaldson-Thomas invariants for toric Calabi-Yau threefolds
I am trying to understand what has been done with regards to computing BPS invariants and Donaldson-Thomas type invariants of Calabi-Yau threefolds. To make the question more focused, let's say that I ...
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Kähler-Ricci flow approach for Beauville-Bogomolov type decomposition?
Is there any Kähler Ricci flow method for solving structure theorems in Algebraic geometry
In fact If $X$ be a Calabi-Yau manifold then we can descend the Kähler Ricci flow to its finite etale ...
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Elkies' supersingularity theorem in higher dimension (in terms of the associated Newton polygon)
Elkies' supersingularity theorem: Given an elliptic curve $E$ over $\mathbb{Q}$, there are infinitely many primes $p$ such that $E$ is supersingular over $\mathbb{F}_p$.
I have seen another post on ...
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Cohomology and conifold transition for the quintic
Let $Y\subset \mathbb{C}P^4$ be the quintic threefold given by the equation $$X^5_0+X^5_1+X^5_2+X^5_3+X^5_4+5X_0X_1X_2X_3X_4=0$$
it has 125 singular points whose links are homeomorphic to $S^2\times S^...
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Is there a Calabi-Yau threefold with $h^{1,1}=1$ and $h^{1,2}=0$?
Is there a Calabi-Yau threefold with $h^{1,1}=1$ and $h^{1,2}=0$?
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Do there exist Calabi-Yau 3-folds that contain a finite number of elliptic curves?
The moduli space $M_1(X, e)$ of degree $e$ elliptic curves on $X$ has virtual dimension zero if $X$ is a Calabi-Yau 3-fold. I am wondering if there is an example of such an $X$ so that each $M_1(X, e)$...
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Examples of Maximal degeneration of Deligne on Calabi-Yau degeneration
Pierre Deligne in his celebrated paper entitling "Local behavior of Hodge structures at infinity" introduced Maximal degenerations of Calabi-Yau manifolds.
Let $\pi:X\to \mathbb C^*$ be a family of ...
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Positivity properties of virtual Hodge numbers of Calabi-Yaus
Let $X$ be a normal, projective complex variety with an anticanonical divisor $D$. Do the virtual Hodge numbers of the noncompact Calabi-Yau variety $X$ \ $D$ enjoy some sort of positivity property?
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Can the base of an elliptically fibered Calabi-Yau threefold be an Enriques surface?
For this question, a Calabi-Yau manifold or variety of dimension $n$ is defined as a non-singular projective variety with trivial canonical bundle and $h^{i,0} = 0$ unless $i = 0$ or $i = n$.
If ...
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Analytical point of view of Kawamata's Unipotent reduction condition for Calabi-Yau family
Motivation: Unipotent reduction condition is very important for study of family of algebraic varieties. For example for algebraic fiber space if we have such condition then the direct image of ...
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Moduli space of log Calabi-Yau varieties exists?
Let $\mathcal M^{(X,D)}$ be a moduli space of pair varieties $(X,D)$ which $K_X+D$ is trivial and $D$ is a divisor with conic singularities on Kaehler variety $X$. I am looking for a proof that such ...
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Examples or references for this claim about elliptic Calabi-Yau threefolds
In this article (page 2) , the authors say:
"it is expected, based on known examples, that Calabi–Yau threefolds of large Picard
rank are always elliptically fibered, perhaps after flopping a ...
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A Calabi-Yau manifold with finite simple fundamental group?
Is there a known example of a Calabi-Yau manifold (say, a Kähler compact manifold with $c_1$ torsion) with finite simple (non cyclic) fundamental group, for instance $\mathfrak{A}_5$? I am pretty sure ...
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connectedness of moduli space of Calabi-Yau 3-folds by symplectic surgery theory
"Motto" Moduli space of Calabi-Yau varieties can be connected by using Symplectic surgery theory.
Miles Reid’s Fantasy:“There is only one Calabi-Yau space”
i.e "All CY connected through conifold ...
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Injective homomorphism induced by cup product in cohomology
Let $M$ be an irreducible holomorphic symplectic manifold of dimension $\geq 4$. In his paper 'A survey of Torelli and Monodromy results', Markman claims (discussion after Theorem 9.7) that the cup ...
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Canonical differential on K3 surface
On an elliptic curve over $\mathbb{Q}$, we can associate a canonical Neron model and with it a Neron differential, whose coefficients in some natural coordinates yield the Dirichlet coefficients of ...
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Kuranishi family and smoothing of Calabi-Yau n-fold
Consider $X$ be a Calabi-Yau n-fold with at
most one ordinary double point singularity. Suppose $X$ is smoothable. Then it is known that the Kuranishi family of $X$ is a smoothing of $X$.
Now, ...
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Matsushita theorem on framed variety (X,D)
I have a question about fibrations on Irreducible log holomorphic symplectic manifolds. Lets give some introduction
Motivation; A holomorphic symplectic manifold (HSM) is a $2n$-dimensional compact K\...
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Calabi-Yau theorem on arithmetic variety
Let $\mathcal X\to \mathrm{Spec}(\mathcal O_K)=C$ be an arithmetric projective variety over $C$ , where $\mathcal O_K$, ring of number filed $K$. Let $\omega$ be a Kähler current of $\mathcal X(\...
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Proof of the existence of a mirror Calabi–Yau manifold
Let $X$ be a Calabi–Yau threefold. Here, Calabi–Yau is understood to a mean a smooth simply connected projective threefold with $h^1(\mathcal{O}_X) = h^2(\mathcal{O}_X)=0$ and holomorphically trivial ...
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What sort of spaces show up as intersection complexes of toric degenerations of Calabi-Yau Varieties?
Roughly, a toric degeneration is a proper flat family $f:\mathcal{X}\to D$ of relative dimension $n$ with the properties that $\mathcal{X}_t$ is an irreducible normal Calabi-Yau and $\mathcal{X}_0$ is ...
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Smallest Hodge numbers of Calabi-Yau threefolds ever found
By a Calabi-Yau threefold, I mean a simply-connected smooth compact K"ahler threefold with trivial canonical class.
It has two independent Hodge numbers $h^{1,1}$ and $h^{1,2}$.
What is the ...
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Does existance of crepant resolution of tangent space imply existance of crepant resolution globally in the algebraic setting?
Suppose $X$ is smooth proper algebraic $\mathbb C$-variety with algebraic action of a finite abelian group $G$. Suppose I know that
$X/G$ (good geometric quotient) exists and it is normal Gorenstein ...
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When do crepant resolutions of quotients of Calabi-Yau varieties exist?
Suppose I have a Gorenstein variety $X$ over $\mathbb{C}$ with trivial canonical bundle, and the action of a finite group $G$ on $X$, which acts trivially on the canonical bundle.
Question. When does ...
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What is the meaning of rationality for these series?
Let me start with a couple of examples of rationality.
Let $X$ be a nonsingular, projective Calabi-Yau threefold. Let $\beta\in H_2(X)$ be a homology class. The rationality of the reduced Donaldson-...
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A question on fibered Calabi-Yau threefolds
Let $\phi:X\rightarrow \mathbb{P}^1$ be a fibered Calabi-Yau threefold with a general fiber $F$. The following are known
$\phi=\Phi_{mF}$ for some $m\in \mathbb{N}$, where $\Phi_D$ stands for the map ...
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Conjecture on the moduli space of stable sheaves on Calabi-Yau threefolds
Let $X$ be a smooth projective Calabi-Yau threefold over $\mathbb{C}$. Let $M_{X}(r,c_1,c_2)$ denote the moduli space of Gieseker-stable sheaves on $X$ with Mukai vector $(r,c_1,c_2)$.
Is the ...
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Hodge coniveaux of Calabi-Yau manifolds
Let $X$ be a strict compact Calabi-Yau manifold of dimension $n$. By this, I mean that $X$ is a simply connected projective manifold whose holomorphic forms are generated by a nowhere zero top degree ...
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Betti numbers of threefolds with trivial canonical class
I am interested in a simply-connected compact complex manifold $M$ of dimension three with trivial canonical class.
Note that if it is K"ahler, then it is a Calabi-Yau threefold.
Its independent ...
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Minimal Betti numbers of simply-connected threefolds with trivial canonical class
By a threefold, I mean a compact complex manifold of dimension three.
For a simply-connected threefold with trivial canonical class, its Betti numbers satisfy:
$$b_2 \ge 0, b_3 \ge 2.$$
I am wondering ...
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What is a moduli space of Calabi-Yau threefolds?
A Calabi-Yau threefold is a compact Kahler threefold which is simply connected and has trivial canonical bundle.
So my question is as in the title. What is the moduli space of such objects? I'm ...
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SYZ conjecture for varieties of general type or Fano
Let $X$ and $Y$ are Calabi-Yau varieties and mirror to each other. Then from HMS the Fukaya Floer category of Lagrangian intersections in $X$, is equivalent to bounded derived category of coherent ...
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Weil Petersson metric on moduli space of Calabi Yau manifolds
Let $f:(X,D)\to Y$ be a holomorphic fibre space where $D$ is divisor with conic singularities and let fibres $(X_s,D_s)$ are log Calabi-Yau pair .i.e $K_X+D$ is nummerically trivial, then we have ...
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Are there connections between Calabi-Yau manifolds and number theory?
I am interested in understanding whether there are any significant connections between Calabi-Yau manifolds and number theory. Calabi-Yau manifolds are central objects in algebraic geometry and string ...
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Contracting a family of rational curves in a Calabi Yau threefold
Suppose we have a Calabi-Yau 3-fold $X$ (not necessarily compact, over $\mathbb{C}$) that contains a ruled surface over a smooth curve $C$ of genus $g$. I am using a strong definition of a ruled ...
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Iterated integrals on higher dimensional Calabi-Yau manifolds?
I recently read about the construction of closed quasi-periodic differential forms on elliptic curves (1-dim Calabi-Yaus) via the Kronecker-Eisenstein series. I now wonder if similar constructions are ...
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Flat cohomology of an ordinary liftable Calabi-Yau threefold
Let $k$ be a perfect field of characteristic $p>0$ and consider an ordinary liftable Calabi-Yau threefold $X_{0}/k$. By this I mean that $H^{i}(X_{0},B_{X_{0}/k}^{j})=0$ for all $i\geq 0$ and $j\...
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