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The effective cone conjecture for Calabi--Yau pairs

Algebraic Geometry 2026-02-17 v2

Abstract

We formulate an effective cone conjecture for klt Calabi--Yau pairs (X,Δ)(X,\Delta), pertaining to the structure of the cone of effective divisors Eff(X)\mathrm{Eff}(X) modulo the action of the subgroup of pseudo-automorphisms PsAut(X,Δ)\mathrm{PsAut}(X,\Delta). Assuming the existence of good minimal models in dimension dim(X)\dim(X), known to hold in dimension up to 33, we prove that the effective cone conjecture for (X,Δ)(X,\Delta) is equivalent to the Kawamata--Morrison--Totaro movable cone conjecture for (X,Δ)(X,\Delta), among other statements. As an application, we show that the movable cone conjecture unconditionally holds for the smooth Calabi--Yau threefolds introduced by Schoen and studied by Namikawa, Grassi and Morrison. We also show that for such a Calabi--Yau threefold XX, all of its minimal models, apart from XX itself, have rational polyhedral nef cones.

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@article{arxiv.2406.07307,
  title  = {The effective cone conjecture for Calabi--Yau pairs},
  author = {Cécile Gachet and Hsueh-Yung Lin and Isabel Stenger and Long Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.07307},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

v2: Theorem 6.1 is strengthened: The existence of good minimal models is now assumed only for specific varieties (see new Assumption 2.5) instead of every variety of a given dimension. The definition of the group $\mathrm{PsAut}(X,\Delta;f)$ is corrected, and the proofs of Lemmas 5.1, 5.2 are modified accordingly. Exposition is shortened and improved following the referees' feedback