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Strong rational connectedness of toric varieties

Algebraic Geometry 2009-05-12 v1

Abstract

In this paper, we prove that: For any given finitely many distinct points P1,...,PrP_1,...,P_r and a closed subvariety SS of codimension 2\geq 2 in a complete toric variety over a uncountable (characteristic 0) algebraically closed field, there exists a rational curve f:P1Xf:\mathbb{P}^1\to X passing through P1,...,PrP_1,...,P_r, disjoint from S{P1,...,Pr}S\setminus \{P_1,...,P_r\} (see Main Theorem). As a corollary, we prove that the smooth loci of complete toric varieties are strongly rationally connected.

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@article{arxiv.0905.1430,
  title  = {Strong rational connectedness of toric varieties},
  author = {Yifei Chen and Vyacheslav Shokurov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.1430},
  year   = {2009}
}

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14 pages, 4 figures. Ph.D thesis