Abstract
We present a hypersurface singularity in positive characteristic which is defined by a purely inseparable power series, and a sequence of point blowups so that, after applying the blowups to the singularity, the same type of singularity reappears after the last blowup, with just certain exponents of the defining power series shifted upwards. The construction hence yields a cycle. Iterating this cycle leads to an infinite increase of the residual order of the defining power series. This disproves a theorem claimed by Moh about the stability of the residual order under sequences of blowups. It is not a counterexample to the resolution in positive characteristic since larger centers are also permissible and prevent the phenomenon from happening.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 391-403 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal of Algebraic Geometry |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 101001 Algebra
- 101009 Geometry
Keywords
- EMBEDDED RESOLUTION
- LOCAL UNIFORMIZATION
- PROOF
- THREEFOLDS