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Discrepancy of general element of linear system

Let $X$ be a normal scheme and $|D|$ a linear system on $X$. In "Singularity of Minimal Model Program" by Janos kollar p249, it says, If $X$ is a variety over $\mathbb{C}$, and $E_j$ ...
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Blow up of terminal singularity and canonical singularity

A normal singularity $(X,x)$ over a field $k$ is terminal (resp. canonical) if $(i)$ it it is $\mathbb{Q}$-Gorenstein. and $(ii)$For any resolution of singularity $F:Y\rightarrow X$, $K_Y-f^*K_X>...
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Finiteness of rational double point

Let $(R,\mathfrak{m })$ be a three dimensional complete local ring over a field $k$ of arbitrary characteristic and let $f\in R$ and $R/f$ is a rational double point. My question is as follows. Are ...
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Log resolution and a divisor of pullback of function

Let $(X,x)$ be a three fold singularity $m_{X,x}$ a ideal sheaf correspoinding to $x$. $\sigma:Y_1\rightarrow X$ blow up at by $m_{X,x}$ $\phi:Y\rightarrow Y_1$ resolution of $Y_1$ Set $f:=\phi*\sigma$...
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About the definition of cDV singularity

M. Reid defines cDV singularity as follow in his paper "CANONICAL 3-FOLDS" A point $p\in X$ of a 3-fold is called a compound Du Val point if for some section H throgh $P$, $P\in H$ is a Du ...
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Singularities of contractions of extremal faces

Let $(X, \Delta)$ be a (projective) klt pair (say over $\mathbb{C}$, but I am also interested in fields of positive characteristic) and $f: X \to Z$ the contraction associated to a $(K_X + \Delta)$-...
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Existence of terminal $3$-fold flips

Does there exist a terminal $3$-fold $X$ with a curve $C\subset X$ such that $K_X\cdot C < 0$ admitting a Mori flip $X\dashrightarrow Y$, flipping $C$ to a curve $C'\subset Y$, where the singular ...
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Small contractions as blow ups

To improve my chances of getting answers/ comments I post my mathstackexchange question https://math.stackexchange.com/q/2808852/42548 also here. I am trying to learn a bit about birational morphisms:...
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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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Example of a non-algebraic singularity II

In an answer of this MO question, Frank Loray constructed an example of analytic singularity which is not algebraic. On the other hand, as I learned from one of Joël's comments in that question, ...
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Advantage of discrepancy

In the definition of Minimal model of projective variety, some authors use of discrepancy, and some others omit this condition. I am wondering to know the advantage of discrepancy In the definition of ...
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Central fibre singularities

Let $f:X\to Y $ be a proper surjective holomorphic fibre space where $X,Y $ are projective varieties. If the central fibre $X_0$ has at worst log terminal singularities, then can we say that all ...
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Some examples where the plurigenera are nonconstant, when the fibres have worse singularities than canonical

Let start with a definition Invariance of plurigenera: Choose $m$ large enough so that $mK_F$ has a non-zero global section for some fibre $F$. For any fibre $F$, we have $K_F = K_{X/D}~_{|F}$. So ...
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Controlling singularities on log mmp

Suppose all my varieties are complex threefolds $X\rightarrow Y$ over some smooth base curve germ $Y$. We can assume the fibres are Del Pezzo surfaces with generic smooth fibre. If I do (relative) ...
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Singularities arising from the Minimal Model Program (an algebraic point of view)

I will start the story by the end: Is there some characterization of (some of) the singularities arising from the Minimal Model Program (canonical, terminal, log-...) in terms of commutative algebra ?...
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Singularities of pairs

In the next days I have to give a talk in which I need to explain some of the usual singularities of pairs that one meets when dealing with the minimal model program: KLT, DLT and LC pairs. In ...