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A reconstruction theorem for varieties

Algebraic Geometry 2020-04-28 v2

Abstract

We show that varieties of dimension at least 2 over infinite fields are determined as abstract schemes by their Zariski topological spaces together with the rational equivalence relation on the set of effective divisors. This gives a universal Torelli theorem in the sense of Bogomolov and Tschinkel. The proof relies heavily on a rational version of the classical Fundamental Theorem of Projective Geometry.

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@article{arxiv.1902.04668,
  title  = {A reconstruction theorem for varieties},
  author = {Max Lieblich and Martin Olsson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1902.04668},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

This has been superseded by a corrected and vastly expanded paper that also includes additional coauthors, available at arXiv:2003.04847

R2 v1 2026-06-23T07:39:21.651Z