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Self-intersection of the diagonal on a surface

Let $X$ be a smooth projective curve over the complex numbers, and take $\Delta$ the diagonal divisor on $X\times X$. Using the adjunction formula, one computes $\Delta\cdot\Delta =2-2g$ for $g$ the ...
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Prescribed intersection of varieties

Every variety here is complex analytic, or complex algebraic if it solves anything. Given a germ of a (possibly singular, nor necessarily irreducible) hypersurface $(H,0)\subset(\mathbb{C}^{n+1},0)$ ...
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Question on Kähler/ample cone, cone of curves....

Assume $X$ is smooth "simply connected" complex projective variety and $Y\subset X$ a smooth hyperplane section. ( $Y= X\cap H$, $H\subset \mathbb{P}^n$). Let's $NE(X)$ be the cone of effective 1-...
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Intersection theory on normal crossing algebraic surfaces

Let $X$ be an algebraic surface with normal crossing singularities. Suppose the singular locus of $X$ is a smooth curve. Let us denote it by $C$. Suppose $D$ is another smooth curve in $X$ which ...
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Intersecton form of complete smooth Toric surface

Given a complete smooth Toric surface (over $\mathbb C$), is its intersection form well-known? Or is there an algorithm to calculate it? Thanks in advance.
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Algebraic and homological equivalence relations for $0$-cycles

Let $X$ be a connected smooth projective variety. Let $Z_0(X)_{alg}$ be the group of $0$-cycles algebraically equivalent to $0$ and $Z_0(X)_{\hom}$ be the group of $0$-cycles homologically equivalent ...
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Are "transverse" hyperplane sections of nondegenerate irreducible projectice varieties always nondegenerate

Let $X \subseteq \mathbb{P}^n$ be a irreducible complex projective variety. It is called nondegenerate if it is not contained in a hyperplane in $\mathbb{P}^n$. Assuming $X$ is nondegenerate and ...
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Intersection theory in analytic geometry

This might be a weird/stupid question, but it came to me a couple of times, and I would like to get an answer for that. In some papers I read, constantly the authors define some analytic subspaces, ...
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Relative canonical class of blowing-up a flag ideal

Let $X$ be a smooth complex projective variety of dimension $n$. Consider a flag ideal $I$ on $X\times \mathbb{P}^1$, namely, $$ I=I_0+I_1t+I_2t^2+\cdots+I_{N-1}t^{N-1}+(t^N)\,, $$ where $t$ is the ...
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Analytic and algebraic definitions of intersection multiplicity of two complex algebraic curves coincide

There are two definitions of intersection multiplicity of two complex algebraic plane curves. One of them is given in An introduction to algebraic curves by Griffiths. Let $t \mapsto (t^k, y(t) )$ be ...
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Bezout theorem for germs of holomorphic functions

UPDATE. It was pointed out by @Dmitri that two smooth curves given by $f=y$ and $g=y+x^k$ in $\mathbb C^2$ provide a simple counterexample. Let $f_1, \ldots, f_p, g_1, \ldots, g_q$ be germs of ...
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Homotopy of paths at the boundary

Denote by $\Gamma$ a hypersurface in $\mathbb{C}^2$, i.e. the zero locus of a polynomial of two complex variables. Denote by $X$ the complement of $\Gamma$ in $\mathbb{C}^2$. I am trying to define a ...
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Fulton's deformation to the normal cone vs Verdier's

Let $X$ be a smooth variety over a field $k$, and let $Y$ be a smooth subvariety. In the literature, I've seen two versions of the deformation to the normal cone: Verdier's version: $\tilde{X}_Y^\...
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Cycle class of zeroes of a global section

Let $\mathcal{F}$ be a locally free sheaf of rank $n$ on an $n$ dimensional complex manifold $X$. If the zero locus of a generic global section of $\mathcal{F}$ is $0$ dimensional, then its cycle ...
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Bloch Ogus spectral sequence

Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over $\mathbf{C}$, and $p : X_{\rm an}\to X_{\rm Zar}$ the obvious map of sites. The Leray spectral sequence $$H^r(X_{\rm Zar}, R^sp_*\mathbf{C})\Rightarrow H^{...
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Explanation of proposition 6.7 (a) of Fulton's Intersetion Theory

Suppose $X$ is a smooth variety over a field $k$ of characteristic zero, and $Z$ is a smooth subvariety of codimension d. Now let $\tilde{X}$ be the blow-up of $X$ at $Z$, and let the exceptional ...
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Non-proper intersection of surfaces

I'm interested in the first basic case of excess intersection in intersection theory: Let $X$ be a smooth projective 4-fold and let $S,T$ be two surfaces in $X$. Assume that the intersection $S\cap T$...
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curve through a point avoiding an hypersurface

Let $H$ be a closed hypersurface in $\mathbb{A}^{n}$, $n$ big enough over $\mathbb{C}$. Let $U$ be the complementary open subset. Let $x\in H$, Is it possible to find an curve $C\subset\mathbb{A}^{...
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Explicit formula for the Poincare dual of a CM endomorphism of an elliptic curve

Let $E/\mathbf{C}$ be an elliptic curve with CM by the maximal order $\mathcal{O}_K$ of $K=\mathbf{Q}(\sqrt{-D})$ where $D$ is positive and square-free integer. To make it even more precise, let us ...
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Negative self intersection and section of the conormal sheaf for a singular complex curve

Let $M$ be a complex $2$-dimensional manifold and $C$ be a compact complex curve in $M$ (possibly singular). Let us suppose that there exists a holomorphic function $f\in\mathcal{O}(M)$ such that $f$ ...
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How many points determine a line?

Consider the affine space $\mathbb C^n$ and then, because of reasons, compactify it to obtain the projective space $\mathbb P^n$. One of the most basic axioms or propositions of geometry is that ...