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Conceptual understanding of the Néron–Severi group

I'm trying to understand the importance of the Néron–Severi group $\operatorname{NS}(X)$ when $X$ is, say a complex manifold. My background is in the analytic side so I'm much more familiar with line ...
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Is every homogeneous line bundle pulled back from the quotient stack?

Let $G= \mathbb{G}_m^k$ act on a variety $X$. Let $\mathcal{L}$ be a line bundle on $X$ and assume that for each $g \in G$ the pullback $g^\star \mathcal{L}$ is isomorphic to $\mathcal{L}$. Does it ...
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Nonabelian Hodge correspondence for $\mathbb{G}_m$

Please excuse me if this question is too naive. I know very little about the nonabelian Hodge correspondence but I am trying to understand how the correspondence works in the simplest case of the ...
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Isomorphism between spectrum of $\mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^1_{[y_0:y_1]}}[y_0^2t,y_0y_1t,y_1^2t]$ and the line bundle $\mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^1}(2)$

Let $\mathbb{P}^1$ be the projective line over a base field $k$, with homogeneous coordinates $[y_0 : y_1]$. Consider the sheaf of $\mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^1}$-algebras $\mathcal{A} = \mathcal{O}_{\...
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On spin structure for Kähler manifolds and square roots of $\det (TX)$

I'm stuck on the proof that for a (compact) Kähler manifold $X$ (of complex dimension $n$), a spin structure on the tangent bundle $TX$ is equivalent to a line bundle $L$ together with an isomorphism $...
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Is the square of a special line bundle also special?

Suppose $C$ is a smooth projective curve over, say, $\mathbb{C}$. I'm interested in knowing whether the following is true. Let $\mathcal{L} \in Pic^d(C)$ be a special line bundle, i.e. its $H^1 \neq 0$...
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What is the Theorem of the Cube?

What is the "theorem of the cube" for abelian varieties? What is the statement and how should I think about it?
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Characterizing principal polarizations of abelian surfaces

Suppose $X$ is a complex abelian variety of dimension 2. Then I believe the ring of endomorphisms $\mathrm{End}(X)$, tensored with $\mathbb{C}$, is isomorphic to a subalgebra $M_2(\mathbb{C})$ of $2 \...
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Positivity of self-intersection of dicisor associated to meromorphic function

In the book "Holomorphic Vector Bundles over Compact Complex Surfaces" by Vasile Brînzănescu, in the proof of theorem 2.13 there is the following claim Let $X$ be a compact non-algebraic ...
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Compact complex manifolds with nef canonical bundle have nonnegative Kodaira dimension

Let $X$ be a compact Kähler manifold with nef canonical bundle. The (Kähler extension of the) abundance conjecture asserts that $K_X$ is semi-ample, and thus $K_X^{\otimes m}$ admits a section for ...
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Question regarding the definition of linearization of line bundles

I'm reading Dolgachev's book 'Lectures on invariant theory'. In Chapter 7, the linearization of a group action is discussed. Let $G$ be a linear algebraic group acting on a quasi-projective variety $X$...
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Picard group of toric varieties

I am trying to understand how to obtain the Picard group for general toric varieties. So far, I have been using information found in https://arxiv.org/pdf/1003.5217.pdf . Here, a toric variety has ...
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Are horizontal divisors on abelian fibered hyperkähler manifolds proportional in $NS(X)$ up to vertical divisors?

Oguiso writes[1] Theorem 1.1 Let $f: X \to \mathbf P^n$ be an abelian fibered HK [hyperkähler] manifold. Let $K = \mathbf C(\mathbf P^n)$ and let $A_k$ be the generic fiber of $f$. Then, $\rho(A_K)= ...
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Mumford's definition of an abelian variety's $Pic^0$

I'm not sure whether this is a research-level question, but upon skimming through Mumford book of Abelian Varieties I noticed he gives this definition $$ \begin{equation} \label{eq} \text{Pic}^0(A)=\{\...
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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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Symmetric group-cocycle descends to symmetric product

Let $C$ be a complex curve with universal covering $\tilde{C}$ (which in my case is the upper half plane). Any group-cocylce $e \in H^1(\pi_1(C^n),H^0(\tilde{C}{}^n,\mathcal{O}^{\times}))$ defines a ...
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Universal covering of symmetric product

Let $C$ be a 1-dimensional complex manifold whose universal covering is provided by the half-plane $\mathcal{H}=\{z \in \mathbb{C} \mid \operatorname{Im}z>0\}$. The symmetric product $C^{(n)} = C^n ...
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does a line bundle always have a degree

For curves there is a very simple notion of degree of a line bundle or equivalently of a Weil or Cartier divisor. Even in any projective space $\mathbb P(V)$ divisors are cut out by hypersurfaces ...
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How to define Cartier divisor and Weil divisor on algebraic stack?

How to define Cartier divisor and Weil divisor on algebraic stack? Do they correspond to line bundles on stack like the case of schemes? In case of a Deligne-Mumford stack, can we have a simpler ...
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Metric on line bundle defined fiberwise

Let $(X,\mathcal{O}_X)$ be an analytic space, and let $L$ be a line bundle on $X$. Intuitively, a metric $||\cdot||$ is a continuous choice of a metric for each fiber of the line bundle, which is a ...
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One-point compactification of ample line bundle

Given a smooth complex projective variety with an ample line bundle $L$, it seems to be folklore that one can get a one-point compactification of the total space $\mathbb{V}(L)$ of $L$ such that ...
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Line bundles with meromorphic transition functions

I have the following situation: let $X$ be a projective complex manifold and let $f \in H^1(X,\mathcal{M}^{\times})$. So $f$ defines something like a line bundle with meromorphic transition functions. ...
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Computing Picard groups of arbitrary quadric hyperplane

I know the Picard group of a smooth two dimensional quadric surface is $\mathbb Z^2$, but I am wondering if the computation can be generalized to higher dimension? In particular, is the Picard group ...
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Does the semi-stable set determine the linearization of a GIT quotient?

Suppose I have a morphism $f:X\to Y$ which is a GIT quotient of $X$ with respect to some reductive, linear group. Does the semistable $X^{ss}$ and stable locus $X^s\subset X$ determine completely the ...
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What are meromorphic line bundles?

Initially I wanted to call this question "Categorification of meromorphic functions?" but discovered so many questions about categorification that I became scared and decided to replace it ...
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Modern treatment of Dirac monopoles and related topics

I know that the topic is classical and even "folklore", but many treatments make use of local coordinates and such treatments are rather messy. Could somewhere maybe provide some reference(s)...
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Linear system giving the projective embedding of the tangential variety

I was looking for a detailed explanation of a standard construction involving the projective tangential variety but I'm not able to find it anywhere, so maybe here some expert can enlight me on this ...
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Construction of a line bundle from a class $[\alpha] \in H^1(X, \mathcal{O}_X^{\times})$ as $\mathcal{O}_X^{\times}$-Torsor

Let $X$ be a complex compact manifold, and write $\mathcal{O}_X$ for the sheaf of holomorphic functions on $X$. Let $\mathcal{O}_X^{\times}$ be the subsheaf consisting of holomorphic functions. These ...
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Bundles vs. line bundles

Let $K$ be an algebraically closed field and consider the category $\text{Bun}$ of (finite dimensional) vector bundles over a $K$-variety $X$. Consider also the category of $\mathbb{G}^\times$-...
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Semi-continuity of the Picard number

Let $f:X\rightarrow S$ be a family of smooth projective varieties. For $s\in S$ set $X_s := f^{-1}(s)$, and let $\rho(X_{s})$ be the Picard number of the fiber over $s\in S$. Fix a point $s_0\in S$. ...
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Semistable pure dimension one sheaves of rank 1 and degree 0 on a singular curve

We are working on a problem about semistable pure dimension one sheaves of rank $1$ and degree $0$ on a singular curve $C$ (for example, the Kodaira fiber of type $I_2$, i.e. $C=C_1\cup C_2$ where $...
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Representatives of line bundle cohomology over tori

Let $V^n$ a be a $\mathbb{C}$-vector space. For $U\subset V$ a complete lattice, the holomorphic line bundles over $V/U$ are classified (see e.g. `Abelian varieties', D. Mumford) by data $(H,\alpha)$ ...
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Arithmetic ampleness and scalings of the metric

Let $\overline L= (L, h)$ be a hermitian $C^ \infty$ line bundle on an arithmetic variety $X\to\operatorname{Spec }\mathbb Z$ (I am reasoning in terms of higher Arakelov geometry, like in Gillet & ...
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Extension of first order deformations of a line bundle

Let $X$ be a smooth complex algebraic variety with $H^0(X,\mathcal{O}_X) = \mathbb{C}$ and $V \subset X$ an open subvariety whose complement has codimension two. Now, let $L_{\varepsilon}$ be a line ...
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Ample divisor of degree two on a blow-up of $\mathbb P^2$ at nine points

Let $\pi:S \rightarrow \mathbb P^2$ be a blow-up at nine points in general position. I am finding an ample divisor $L$ on $S$ of degree two ($L^2=2$). Since $Pic(S) = \mathbb Z h \oplus \mathbb Z e_1 \...
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Extension of a section of a line bundle on a family of curves to the central fibre

I will fix notation: $\Delta = \mathrm{Spec} R$ denotes a discrete valuation ring and $\Delta^*=\mathrm{Spec} K$ for $K=\mathrm{Frac}(R)$. Suppose we are given a curve $\pi:C\to \Delta$ and a line ...
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Linear system of a relative effective divisor on an arithmetic surface contains vertical divisors

I am puzzled by the behavior of some divisors in my attempt to understand the relative Picard functor $\mathrm{Pic}_{X/S}$ of an arithmetic surface $\pi:X\to S$. This is defined by relative divisors $...
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Morphism attached to a big and globally generated line bundle

Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over a field $k$. Let $L$ be an invertible sheaf on $X$. Suppose that $L$ is big and globally generated. Can one conclude that the associated morphism $\phi_L : ...
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Compact complex non-Kähler manifolds with nef canonical bundle

Are there examples of compact complex manifolds $X$ with $K_X$ nef, but $X$ is not Kähler? Perhaps even non-Moishezon examples? Here, nef can be defined as follows: For any $\varepsilon>0$ there is ...
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Existence of non-trivial "line-symplectic" manifolds

One way to view a symplectic manifold $(M,\omega)$ is as a real line bundle $\pi_1: M\times \mathbb{R}\to M$ equipped with a flat connection $d: \Omega^{k}(M, M\times\mathbb{R})\to \Omega^{k+1}(M, M\...
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Relation between $\mathrm{Pic}^\natural_{X/S}$ and two notions of rigidification

Let $X/S$ be a relative curve (perhaps with more adjectives). I have come across a few instances of rigidifying and rigidificators, which I would like to understand better. In Liu-Lorenzini-Raynaud (...
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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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When is a sheaf $\mathcal{L}_1 \subset \mathcal{F} \subset \mathcal{L}_2$ sandwiched between two line bundles also a line bundle?

This question is in the interest of answering one part of this question, but I think it is distinct enough to warrant a separate question. Let $X$ be a regular 2-dimensional Noetherian scheme, for ...
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Type vs degree of a polarized abelian variety

Let $(A,L)$ be a polarized abelian variety. I know that the degree of the polarization is the Euler characteristic of $L$, so that $d = \chi(L) = \dim H^0(A,L)$ since $L$ is ample. I've read in a lot ...
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Conditions for long exact sequence for line bundles on curve to degenerate?

Let $\varphi:X\to Y$ be a morphism of schemes of relative dimension 1, and $\mathcal{L}' \xrightarrow{g} \mathcal{L}$ an injection of line bundles on $X$. The sequence $$0\to \mathcal{L}' \xrightarrow{...
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Global choice of eigenvectors on an open surface

Let $(M^2,g)$ be a noncompact orientable Riemannian surface without boundary. Let $A \in \Gamma(\operatorname{Sym}(TM))$ be a section of the bundle of symmetric endomorphisms of $TM$, that is, for ...
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Non-trivial line bundle on $\mathbb{C}^{\ast} \times \mathbb{C}^{\ast}$

A line bundle is a holomorphic complex-dimension-one bundle on a complex manifold. The complex manifold $X = \mathbb{C}^{\ast} \times \mathbb{C}^{\ast}$ admits a non-trivial line bundle for the ...
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Weak Lefschetz theorem for Lef line bundles

I'm studying M. A. A. de Cataldo, L. Migliorini - The Hard Lefschetz Theorem and the topology of semismall maps, Ann. sci. École Norm. Sup., Serie 4 35 (2002) 759-772. The premises are the following....
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Pushforward of line bundle under "toric isogeny"

Let $(X,T)$ be a smooth complex toric variety of dimension $d$ with torus $T$ and toric boundary $D=X\setminus T$. Let $\phi : X\to X$ be a finite endomorphism of $X$ such that the restriction $$\phi|...
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Grassmannian of line subbundle of a stable rank 2 vector bundle on a smooth projective curve

Let $X$ be a smooth projective curve of genus $g\geq 2$. Given a rank two, degree $d=0$ vector bundle $\mathcal{F}$ on $X$, we consider the grassmannian of sub-line bundles of $\mathcal{F}$ of degree $...

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