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Du Bois singularities deform

Algebraic Geometry 2012-07-05 v3 Commutative Algebra

Abstract

Let XX be a variety and HH a Cartier divisor on XX. We prove that if HH has Du Bois (or DB) singularities, then XX has Du Bois singularities near HH. As a consequence, if XSX \to S is a family over a smooth curve SS whose special fiber has Du Bois singularities, then the nearby fibers also have Du Bois singularities. We prove this by obtaining an injectivity theorem for certain maps of canonical modules. As a consequence, we also obtain a restriction theorem for certain non-lc ideals.

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@article{arxiv.1107.2349,
  title  = {Du Bois singularities deform},
  author = {Sándor J Kovács and Karl Schwede},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.2349},
  year   = {2012}
}

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