Questions tagged [divisors]
For questions related to divisors in the sense of algebraic geometry (Cartier divisors, Weil divisors and so on). For question on divisors in the number theoretic sense please use the tag divisors-multiples.
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Tri-homogenous polynomials of tridegree $(3,3,3)$ to add three points on an elliptic curve
Consider an elliptic curve $E \subset \mathbb{P}^2$ with the zero point $\mathcal{O}$. There are classical articles about complete systems of addition laws on $E$ (see
Lange and Ruppert - Complete ...
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Zeroes of global sections killed by differential operators
I asked this question some two weeks ago on StackExchange, but received no feedback of any sort ...
Let $X$ be a compact connected Riemann surface and let $\Phi:M\rightarrow N$ be an elliptic ...
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Polynomials on spaces of matrices
Let $\mathbb{P}^N$ be the projective space parametrizing $n\times n$ non-zero matrices modulo scalar multiplication, and let $\mathbb{P}^M\subset\mathbb{P}^N$ be the subspaces of symmetric matrices.
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Kähler metric on compact complex manifolds with simple normal crossing divisor
Let $X$ be a reduced compact complex analytic space of $\dim_{\mathbb{C}}X\ge2$; by [KJ] definition 3.29, remark 3.44 and theorem 3.45, it admits a strong resolution $R(X)$ which is smooth, $E=\pi_X^{-...
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Is it always true that the complement of an ample divisor is affine?
Consider a proper and integral scheme $X\rightarrow\operatorname{Spec}(A)$ over a Noetherian ring $A$ and $D\in\operatorname{Div}(X)$ an effective ample Cartier divisor on $X$. Is it true that its ...
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Is there any relation between the pushforward of a divisor and the pushforward of its line bundle?
Given a morphism between normal varieties $f: X \to Y$, we can push forward a Cartier divisor $D$ to get a cycle $f_* D$. On the other hand, we can form the line bundle $\mathscr{L}(D)$ and push that ...
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Birational models and Cartier divisors
Let $X$ be a normal projective variety and $D$ be a Weil divisor on $X$ which is $\mathbb{Q}$-Cartier and Cartier in codimension one.
Can we find a projective birational morphism $\pi\colon Y \...
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Extremal rays in Picard rank two
Let $X$ be a projective variety of Picard rank two. We may assume that $X$ is $\mathbb{Q}$-factorial. Then the Mori cone $NE(X)$ has two extremal rays $R_1,R_2$.
Assume that $R_i$ is generated by ...
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How close is $h^0(mD)$ to be a polynomial?
Let $X$ be a normal (or smooth if it helps) projective variety over an algebraically closed field $k$. Fix a Cartier divisor $D$: I am interested in knowing how $h^0(mD)$ behaves as $m$ varies.
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Cone over the Veronese surface
Let $V\subset\mathbb{P}^5$ be the Veronese surface and let $X\subset\mathbb{P}^6$ be the cone over it. Since $X$ is $\mathbb{Q}$-factorial there are two integers $a,b$ such that $aK_X = \mathcal{O}_X(...
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Examples of divisors on an analytical manifold
I am trying to understand divisors reading through Griffith and Harris but it is difficult to come up with any particular interesting example. I have browsed through Hartshone's book but everything is ...
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Ample divisors on $\mathbb{P}^3$ blow-up along single point
Let $\pi:X\to\mathbb{P}^3$ be the blowing up at single point with $E$ be the exceptional divisor. Let $H=\pi^\ast\mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^3}(1)$.
In Ample divisors on the blow up of $\mathbb{P}^3$ at ...
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Nefness of $h-e$ in the blowup of $\mathbb{P}^n$
Let $S$ be the blow up of $\mathbb{P}^n$ in a point $P$. Let $h$ be the class of the pullback of an hyperplane of $\mathbb{P}^n$ and $e$ the class of the exceptional divisor. Why is the divisor $l=h-e$...
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A question on "Ample subvarieties of algebraic varieties"
Corollary 3.3 in Chapter IV of "Ample subvarieties of algebraic varieties" by R. Hartshorne asserts the following:
Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety and $Y\subset X$ a smooth subvariety ...
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Abelian varieties corresponding to Hodge substructures
In an exercise of Voisin book, says:
Let $j:C\rightarrow S$ the inclusion of a smooth curve on a smooth connected projective surface. Set
$H=ker(j_*:H^1(C,\mathbb{Z})\rightarrow H^3(S,\mathbb{Z}))$.
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Infinitely small intersections with nef $\mathbb R$-Cartier divisors
Suppose $X/\mathbb C$ is a projective $\mathbb Q$-factorial variety with wild singularities. Let $N$ be a nef $\mathbb R$-Cartier divisor. Then is it possible that there are infinitely many curves $...
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what are the singularities of a normal crossings divisor?
This is probably a very stupid question. I'm sorry.
Let $D$ be a simple normal crossings divisor on some smooth projective variety $D$. By this I mean that the irreducible components $D_i$ are smooth ...
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Roots of line bundles
Let $k$ be a fixed algebraically closed field and $X/k$ an irreducible scheme smooth and proper over $k$. Can there exist a line bundles $\mathcal{L}, \mathcal{M}$ and an integer $m > 0$ so that
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Boundedness of $C.K$ on a surface with $-K$ pseudoeffective
Let $S$ be a projective surface with pseudoeffective anticanonical divisor $-K_S$. Is it true that if $C$ is an integral curve with $C^2<0$ and $C \cdot K_S >0$, then $\max_C (C \cdot K_S)$ is ...
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When is the Wendt binomial circulant determinant divisible by 3?
The Wendt binomial circulant determinant $W_n$ can be defined quite simply as a resultant:
$$ W_n = \operatorname{res}(x^n-1, (x+1)^n-1). $$
Truer to its name, one may also define it as the ...
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Birational pullbacks of divisors on singular varieties
Actually I have two related questions.
Here is the first...
Suppose $X$ is a, possibly singular, complex projective variety.
Let $D$ be an effective Cartier divisor on $X$ and $x\in X$ a closed ...
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Examples of complex manifolds with trivial Néron–Severi group?
$\DeclareMathOperator\NS{NS}\DeclareMathOperator\Pic{Pic}$Let $X$ be a compact complex manifold, assume projective if you'd like. Define the Néron–Severi group to be the quotient $$\NS(X) = \Pic(X) / \...
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Blowing-up a point in the singular locus
Let $X\subset\mathbb{P}^n$ be a variety singular along a smooth subvariety $Z\subset X$ of positive dimension. Let us assume that $X$ has ordinary singularities along $Z$. Now, let $\pi:Y\rightarrow \...
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Big and Nef divisors
In Example 2.2.19 of
Lazarsfeld, Positivity in Algebraic Geometry I,
I found the following statement:
Let $D$ be a divisor on an irreducible projective variety $X$. Then $D$ is nef and big if and ...
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Ring of sections and normalization
Let $D$ be a base-point-free divisor on a normal projective variety $X$, and let $Y$ be the image of the morphism $f_{D}:X\rightarrow Y$ induced by $D$. Assume that $f_D$ is birational.
Now, let $X(D)...
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Is this divisorial contraction a blow-up?
Let $C$ be a curve in a smooth $3$-fold $X$ with an ordinary node $p\in X$. Blow-up $p$ let $E$ be the exceptional divisor, and $\widetilde{C}$ the strict transform of $C$. Furthermore let $L$ be the ...
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Rational maps and Kodaira dimension
Let $\phi:X\dashrightarrow Y$ be a generically finite, dominant rational map between smooth projective varieties over $\mathbb{C}$.
Assume that $Y$ is of general type. May we conclude then that $X$ ...
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Rationality of conic bundles
Let $\pi:X\rightarrow\mathbb{P}^2$ be a $3$-fold conic bundle, and let $\Delta\subset\mathbb{P}^2$ be its discriminant. Assume that both $X$ and $\Delta$ are smooth and that $deg(\Delta)\geq 6$.
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Self intersection of blown up points and the lines which they lie on
I'm currently trying to understand the process of blowing-up, and a few things strike me as a little difficult to get an intuitive understanding of what's happening.
The current problem is on self ...
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Divisibility of a divisor
Let $X$ be a smooth complex projective curve and $f \colon X \to Y$ an étale Galois cover, whose Galois group $G$ is finite and of order $r$. For any $g \in G$, define $$\Delta_g = \{(x, \, g \cdot x) ...
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Extremal rays of the effective cone
Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety with polyhedral finitely generated effective cone $Eff(X)$. Let $f:X\dashrightarrow X$ be a birational automorphism of $X$ that is an isomorphism in codimension ...
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Question about canonical DM stacks
Let $\mathcal{X}$ be a canonical stack (edit: I forgot to say I also want $\mathcal{X}$ smooth), and $\pi : \mathcal{X}\to X$ its coarse moduli space morphism. Let also $D$ be a prime divisor (i.e. ...
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A question about kawamata's proof of vanishing for big and nef $\mathbb{Q}$ divisors
Theorem 2 [1, p.46] Let $X$ be a non-singular projective algebraic variety of dimension $n$, and $D$ a numerically effective $\mathbb{Q}$-divisor such that $(D^n)>0$. We assume that the support of ...
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Is every Weil divisor on an arithmetic surface Q-Cartier
This question is about a technical issue I ran into.
Let $S$ be a connected 1-dimensional Dedekind scheme, and let $X\to S$ be a flat projective integral normal 2-dimensional scheme. (For simplicity, ...
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Picard group of $(SL(n)\times SL(m))$-orbits
Let $\mathbb{P}^N$ be the projective space of $n\times m$ matrices with complex entries modulo scalar. Consider the $(SL(n)\times SL(m))$-action on $\mathbb{P}^N$ given by $((A,B),Z)\mapsto AZB^{T}$. ...
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Weak Fano varieties and small transformations
A projective normal and $\mathbb{Q}$-factorial variety $X$ is said to be log Fano if there exists and effective divisor $D$ on $X$ such $-K_X-D$ is ample and the pair $(X,D)$ is klt.
Now, let $f:X\...
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Effective Cartier divisor is an open property
Let $X$ be a regular affine $\mathbb{C}$-scheme, $A$ a (finitely-generated) $\mathbb{C}$-algebra. Let $Y \subset X \times \mathrm{Spec}(A)$ be a closed subscheme of codimension $1$ such that for each $...
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Bound on the number of primitive divisors of the $n$th Fibonacci number
It is a result of Carmichael that for any integer $n > 12$, the Fibonacci number $F_n$ has at least one primitive divisor, that is, a prime factor $p$ such that $p$ does not divide any $F_m$ with $...
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How to determine the type of a divisor on a product of elliptic curves?
I already asked this on Math.SE, but didn't receive an answer yet.
Say $E_1, \dotsc, E_n$ are elliptic curves (everything over $\mathbb C$), and $D \subset E_1 \times \dotsc \times E_n$ is an ...
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Differential of a specific morphism to a Grassmannian
This is a problem that's been bugging me for some time, and therefore I've decided to ask it here. Let $X$ be a smooth projective (irreducible) variety over an algebraically closed field of ...
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Extending effective Cartier divisors
Let $X$ be a non-singular, quasi-projective variety (over $\mathbb{C}$) of dimension at least $3$, $D_1, D_2$ are integral effective divisors in $X$ with $D_1 \cap D_2$ of codimension $2$ in $X$. Let $...
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Pullback of $\mathbb{R}$-Cartier divisors
I am reading the recent book by Kawamata, Algebraic Varieties: Minimal Models and Finite Generation. There is an English translation here .
In the bottom of page 16 he says that an $\mathbb{R}$-...
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Polarization of an abelian variety made by the sum of two divisors
Let $X$ be an abelian variety of dimension $n$, and let $L$ be a polarization, that is, an ample line bundle on $X$, with $\chi(L)=3$.
In my specific case, I have that $L=\mathcal{O}_X(\Theta + D)$, ...
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Linear systems on moduli spaces of stable maps
I am studying the general theory of moduli spaces of stable maps, in particuar of the moduli spaces $\overline{M}_{0,n}(\mathbb{P}^r,d)$ of degree $d$ stable maps from a rational curve with $n$ marked ...
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Sections of a linear system splitting as a product of degree one polynomials
Let $X\subset\mathbb{P}^n$ be a hypersurface of degree $d$ and with multiplicities $m_1,...,m_k$ at $p_1,...,p_k\in\mathbb{P}^n$ general points.
Let $S\subseteq |\mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^n}(d)|$ be ...
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Error function of the second moment of the divisor function
It is easy to show that the second moment of the divisor function has asymptotics:
$$\sum_{n\leq x} d_0(n)^2 = xP(\log(x))+E_2(x)$$
Where $P$ is some polynomial and that:
$$E_2 = o(x)$$
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Inverse image Weil divisor on a toric variety as a Cartier divisor
Let $X$ be a normal toric variety over an algebraically closed field and let $D$ be a torus invariant (prime) divisor. Assume $\pi\colon \tilde{X}\rightarrow X$ is a toric resolution of singularities ...
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Cartier divisor that is not a difference of two effective Cartier divisors
Note: There are already several related questions, without any definite answer.
I want to find an example of a Noetherian integral scheme $X$ which contains a Cartier divisor that is not linearly ...
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Detecting non-principal Weil divisors on normal varieties using curves
Let $X$ be a normal projective variety over an algebraically closed field $k$. Given any morphism $f:Y\to X$, there is a pullback homomorphism $f^*:\text{Cl}(X)\to\text{Cl}(Y)$, where $\text{Cl}(X)$ ...
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Divisorial contractions and singularities
I have a smooth $6$-fold $X\subset\mathbb{P}^n$ and a divisor $D\subset X$ cut out by a quadratic polynomial. I know that $D$ in singular along a smooth $3$-fold $Y\subset X$, and that if $Z$ is the ...
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