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F-singularities in families

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May 7, 2013
Keywords:
  • characteristic p
  • commutative algebra
  • birational algebraic geometry
  • multiplier ideals
  • singularities of varieties
  • positive characteristic singularities
MSC:
  • 13A35
  • 13A18
  • 13Axx
  • 13-xx
  • 14-xx
  • 14Exx
  • 14E05
  • 14E15
Abstract
F-singularities are classes of singularities defined by the behavior Frobenius. A prominent tool for measuing these singularities is the test ideal, a characteristic p > 0 analog of the multiplier ideal. Recently, there has been interest in applying the methods of F-singularities to a number of geometric problems in positive characteristic. However, one gap in the theory has been the behavior of F-singularities in families. For example restriction theorems for test ideals have been lacking. In this talk, I will discuss recent joint work with Zsolt Patakfalvi and Wenliang Zhang on the behavior of F-singularities and test ideals in families. For example, we will obtain generic (and non-generic) restrictions theorems for test ideals. Some global geometric consequences will also be discussed if there is sufficient time.
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