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$D$-affinity of Quadrics Revisited

Algebraic Geometry 2026-01-21 v1

Abstract

Let KK be aa algebraically closed field of characteristic p3p\geq3 and let QnPKn+1Q_{n}\subset\mathbb{P}^{n+1}_{K} be a smooth quadric hypersurface. We show that if n=2m4n=2m\geq4 then QnQ_{n} is not DD-affine. In particular, we show the grassmannian Gr(2,4){Gr}(2,4) is not DD-affine, which gives an example of a non DD-affine flag variety of minimal possible dimension in characteristic p3p\geq3. Our result complements previous work of A. Langer, who showed that if pn=2m+1p\geq n=2m+1 then QnQ_{n} is DD-affine.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2601.13340,
  title  = {$D$-affinity of Quadrics Revisited},
  author = {Feliks Rączka},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.13340},
  year   = {2026}
}

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16 pages, comments welcome

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