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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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Jacobian ideals reference

Suppose that $f : X \to V$ is a flat equidimensional (of dimension $h$) morphism of schemes of finite type and $V$ is excellent (or a variety) For this one can formulate something called the Jacobian ...
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A criterion for rational singularities in mixed characteristic

Let $R$ be a mixed characteristic discrete valuation ring with perfect residue field and $f:X \to \mathrm{Spec}(R)$ a flat proper morphism. If the generic fibre of $f$ is smooth and the special fibre ...
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An elementary question in singularities

The following problem came up in something I am working on. It has a really elementary statement but I couldn't crack it in a couple of hours of thinking about it. It isn't clear to me if I am being ...
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ramification locus for finite morphism and Abhyankar's Lemma

I want to ask given a finite morphism between projective varieties $f:X\rightarrow Y$. What is exactly the ramification locus $\Delta(X/Y)$. If $X$, $Y$, $f$ are smooth, then I can more or less ...
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Possible number of zeros of a stable perturbation of a germ $(\mathbb{R}^n, 0) \to (\mathbb{R}^n, 0)$

Let $f:(\mathbb{R}^n, 0) \to (\mathbb{R}^n, 0)$ be an analytic germ. Assume that it has isolated zero at 0, that is, $f^{-1}(0)=\{0\}$, what is more, assume that the dimension of the local algebra* $Q(...
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On the milnor number of analytic germ map

If $f:(\mathbb{C}^n,0) \to (\mathbb{C},0)$ is an analytic germ with an isolated singularity, then the Milnor number of $f$, denoted by $\mu(f)$ can be defined as $\dim_{\mathbb{C}} \mathcal{O}_n/\text{...
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Can nonflat deformations of singularities always produce Cohen-Macaulay rings?

To make the question in the title precise, let me phrase it like this. Consider a complete local ring $$ A := \mathbb{C}[[x_1, \dotsc, x_n]]/(f_1, \dotsc, f_m) $$ and, for definiteness, assume that $...
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A strong form of implicit function theorem (what happens when the derivative is degenerate?)

(this can be considered as some ad) Consider the system of equations $F(x,y)=0$. (Here $x$, $y$ are multi-variables. The equations are over a local ring. e.g. polynomial/analytic/formal/$C^\infty$ ...
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Solutions of the vector field $D=A\frac{\partial}{\partial X}+B\frac{\partial}{\partial Y}$ with $A,B\in k[[X,Y]]$

I am trying to understand the article Reduction of Singularities of the Differential Equation $Ady=Bdx$ by Arno van den Essen. Let $A,B\in k[[X,Y]]$ be formal power series and $D$ the vector field $A\...
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Definition of Q gorenstein variety

I have a question about the definition of Q-Gorenstein variety. I saw a definition of Q-Gorenstein variety:for a normal variety $X$, it's Q-Gorenstein if the canonical divisor is Q Cartier. I wonder ...
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Classification of faithfully flat morphisms between formal power series

Let $\mathbb{C}[[z_1,\dots,z_n]]$ denote the algebra of formal power series. I am interested in faithfully flat morphisms $$Spec(\mathbb{C}[[z_1,\dots,z_m]])\to Spec(\mathbb{C}[[z_1,\dots,z_n]]),\, m\...
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Hypersurfaces with Gorenstein singular loci

Recall that a hypersurface $D$ in a complex manifold $X$ is called a free divisor if the Lie algebroid $\mathcal{T}_X(-\log D)$ of vector fields tangent to $D$ is locally free. This condition is ...
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Deformation to normal cone of the exception divisor of a log-resolution

I am reading the paper Iterated vanishing cycles, convolution, and a motivic analogue of a conjecture of Steenbrink due to G. Guibert, F. Loeser, and M. Merle. The main tool, like a lot of papers in ...
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Jacobian ideal as primary idea;

Let $R = \mathbb{C}\{x_1, \dots,x_n\}$ be the ring of germs of analytic functions and let $f \in R$ be a homogeneus polynomial of degree $p$ such that $\sqrt{Jac(f)}=\langle x_1, \dots, x_{n-1}\rangle ...
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Torsion freeness of direct image of structure sheaf?

I have the following question. Let $f:X\rightarrow Y$ be a surjective projective morphism between smooth projective varieties. I learned that if $\dim Y=1$, then $R^if_*\mathcal O_X$ is torsion free $\...
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How to make a product of polynomials irreducible?

Let $p(x,y),q(x,y)\in \mathbb{Q}[x,y]$. Assume that $p(0,0)=q(0,0)$. Is it generally possible to find a polynomial $r(x,y)\in\mathbb{Q}[x,y]$ irreducible in $\mathbb{Q}[x,y]$ such that $\mathbb{R}[x,y]...
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quasi-ordinary singularities on a versal deformation?

Let $V$ be a variety over $\mathbb{C}$ and suppose $O$ is a singular point of $V$. Are there conditions on $(V,O)$ such that a versal deformation $W$ of $(V,O)$ has only quasi-ordinary singularities. ...
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Family of curve singularities whose generic members are smooth

Let $f: (X,x)\rightarrow (\mathbb C,0)$ be a deformation of a curve singularity $(X_0,x)$, and let $f: X \rightarrow T$ be a sufficiently small representative. Assume that $(X,x)$ is reduced and pure ...
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semicontinuity of the conductor defined by Temkin

We say a principal pair $(X,\mathcal{I})$ where $X=Spec(A)$ is affine scheme and $\mathcal{I}=\tilde{I}$ where $I\subset A$ is a principal ideal generated by $\pi$ wich is a non zero divisor. For a ...
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Homogeneous deformation of isolated singularities

Let $f\in \mathbb{C}[x_1, \dots,x_n]$ be a homogeneous polynomial of degree $p$ and let $F \in \mathbb{C}[x_1, \dots,x_n,t]$ be a polynomial such that $F(x_1, \dots, x_n,0)=f$, for every $t_0$ we have ...
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generalization Abhyankar's lemma

This question is related to a question I already asked on MO (smooth quotient out of a singular variety?), but I realized later that the hypotheses where not precise enough in my former question. Let ...
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On resolution of singularities over an Artin ring

For a locally noetherian scheme $X$, Grothendieck conjectured that if $X$ is quasi-excellent then there is a proper birational map $Y \to X$ s.t. $Y$ is regular. We now fix an Artin ring $R$ whose ...
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