F-singularities in families
Presenter
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.