Cycles of singularities appearing in the resolution problem in positive characteristic

Herwig Hauser, Stefan Perlega

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)391-403
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Algebraic Geometry
Volume28
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 101001 Algebra
  • 101009 Geometry

Keywords

  • EMBEDDED RESOLUTION
  • LOCAL UNIFORMIZATION
  • PROOF
  • THREEFOLDS

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