On the rationality of Kawamata log terminal singularities in positive characteristic

Christopher Hacon, Jakub Witaszek

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Abstract

We show that there exists a natural number p0 such that any three-dimensional Kawamata log terminal singularity defined over an algebraically closed field of characteristic p > p0 is rational and in particular Cohen-Macaulay.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)516-529
Number of pages14
JournalAlgebraic Geometry
Volume6
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2019
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Algebra and Number Theory
  • Geometry and Topology

Keywords

  • Kawamata log terminal singularities
  • Positive characteristic
  • Rational singularities

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