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We prove that the only accumulation points of the set $T_3$ of all three-dimensional log canonical thresholds in the interval $[1/2,1]$ are $1/2+1/n$, where $n\in\ZZ$, $n\ge 3$.

We show that the set of threefold canonical thresholds satisfies the ascending chain condition. Moreover, we derive that threefold canonical thresholds in the interval $ (\frac{1}{2}, 1)$ consists of $ \{ \frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{n}\}_{n \ge 3}…

We prove that the largest accumulation point of the set $\mathcal{T}_3$ of all three-dimensional log canonical thresholds $c(X,F)$ is 5/6.

We prove some lower bounds on certain twists of the canonical bundle of a codimension-2 subvariety of a generic hypersurface in projective space. In particular we prove that the generic sextic threefold contains no rational or elliptic…

We show the D'Angelo conjecture holds in the third gap interval. More precisely, we prove that the degree of any rational proper holomorphic map from $\mathbb{B}^n$ to $\mathbb{B}^{4n-6}$ with $n\geq 7$ is not more than $3$.

In an earlier paper by the first author, an argument for the nonexistence of canonical vector heights on K3 surfaces of Picard number three was given, based on an explicit surface that was not proved to have Picard number three. In this…

We obtain that the nonzero accumulation points of the set of 3-fold canonical thresholds $\ct(X,S)$ are precisely $1/k$ where $k\ge 2$ is an integer and $S$ is an effective integral divisor of a projective 3-fold $X$ with only terminal…

If $X$ is an algebraic variety with at worst canonical singularities and $S$ is a $\Q$-Cartier hypersurface in $X$, the canonical threshold of the pair $(X,S)$ is the supremum of $c\in\R$ such that the pair $(X,cS)$ is canonical. We show…

We give a simple proof of the fact that - in all dimensions - there are no homogeneous solutions to the thin obstacle problem with frequency $\lambda$ belonging to intervals of the form $(2k,2k+1)$, $k \in \mathbb{N}$. In particular, there…

Let $\theta(n)$ be the number of permutations of $\{1,\dots,n\}$ with no $3$-term arithmetic progressions. We prove that $\lim_{n\to\infty}\theta(n)^{1/n}$ does not exist.

We prove that the ACC conjecture for minimal log discrepancies holds for threefolds in $[1-\delta,+\infty)$, where $\delta>0$ only depends on the coefficient set. We also study Reid's general elephant for pairs, and show Shokurov's…

Let $M(x)$ be the length of the largest subinterval of $[1,x]$ which does not contain any sums of two squareful numbers. We prove a lower bound \[ M(x)\gg \frac{\ln x}{(\ln\ln x)^2} \] for all $x\geq 3$. The proof relies on properties of…

We prove some lower bounds on certain nonegative twists of the canonical bundle of a subvariety of a generic hypersurface in projective space. In particular we prove that the generic sextic threefold contains no rational or elliptic curves…

We exhibit a 3-manifold which admits no tight contact structure.

We prove the non existence of quantum caps of sizes 37 and 39. This completes the spectrum of quantum caps in PG(4, 4). This also implies the non existence of linear [[37,27,4]] and [[39,29,4]]-codes. The problem of the existence of non…

We show that (3+1) vacuum spacetimes admitting a global, spacelike, one-parameter Lie group of isometries of translational type cannot contain apparent horizons. The only assumption made is that of the existence of a global spacelike…

We provide an upper bound of the size of a subset A of F_p^n that does not admit a k-star of 3-APs (three-term arithmetic progressions). Namely, the subset A is assumed to contain no configuration of k 3-APs, sharing the middle term, such…

Let $r_k(N)$ be the largest cardinality of a subset of $\{1,\ldots,N\}$ which does not contain any arithmetic progressions (APs) of length $k$. In this paper, we give new upper and lower bounds for fractal dimensions of a set which does not…

We prove that the linear system $|-1/3K_X| on a non-singular Fano fivefold $X$ of index 3 contains an irreducible divisor with only canonical singularities.

We prove the Nonvanishing Theorem for threefolds over an algebraically closed field $k$ of characteristic $p >5$.