"F-singularities" refer to singularities defined by the Frobenius map. There are four basic classes of F-singularities: F-regular, F-pure, F-rational, and F-injective. These are expected to correspond to major classes of singularities in complex birational geometry. In this course, I will outline the recent development of this correspondence.
The aim is to learn and become accustomed to various concepts that appear in the singularity theory of algebraic varieties, with a focus on positive characteristic methods.
F-singularities, BCM test ideals, multiplier ideals, reduction modulo p
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
This is a standard lecture course. There will be some assignments.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | The following topics will be covered in this order : -- Basic notions in the theory of F-singularities (F-regular, F-pure, F-rational, and F-injective singulariteis) -- Singularities in birational geometry (log terminal, log canonical, rational, and Du Bois singularities) -- Absolute integral closures and BCM test ideals -- Reduction modulo p technique due to Deligne-Illusie-Raynaud -- Weak ordinarity conjecture | Details will be provided during each class session |
None required
S. Takagi and K.-i. Watanabe, F-singularities: applications of characteristic p methods to singularity theory, Sugaku Expositions 31 (2018), no.1, 1–42.
Assignments (100%).
None required