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Following the suggestion of https://mathoverflow.net/questions/68866/direct-image-of-lagrangian-subspaces-of-the-co-tangent-bundle?noredirect=1#comment1149798_68866
LSpice
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Direct image of Lagrangian subspaces of the co-tangent bundle

Let $p:X \to Y$ be a map of smooth algebraic varieties. Let $C \subset T^* X$ be a (locally closed) submanifold. Denote by $p_*(C) \subset T^* Y$ the following set:

$$ \{(y,v) \in T^*(Y)\mid\exists x \in p^{-1}(y) \text{ with } (x,(d_x(p))^*(v)) \in C \}.$$

This operation can describe (to some extent) what happens to the singular support of a D-module when one takes its direct image.

My question is: when can one claim that $p_*$ of a (conic) Lagrangian manifold is Lagrangian? I heard it is not true in general. Is it true when $p$ is proper? What are the counter examples?

Rami
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