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The Grothendieck-Lefschetz theorem for normal projective varieties

Algebraic Geometry 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We prove that for a normal projective variety XX in characteristic 0, and a base-point free ample line bundle LL on it, the restriction map of divisor class groups \Cl(X)\Cl(Y)\Cl(X)\to \Cl(Y) is an isomorphism for a general member YLY\in |L| provided that dimX4\dim{X}\geq 4. This is a generalization of the Grothendieck-Lefschetz Theorem, for divisor class groups of singular varieties.

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@article{arxiv.math/0511134,
  title  = {The Grothendieck-Lefschetz theorem for normal projective varieties},
  author = {G. V. Ravindra and V. Srinivas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0511134},
  year   = {2007}
}

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21 pages, no figures, to appear in J. Algebraic Geometry

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