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Berkovich log discrepancies in positive characteristic

Algebraic Geometry 2021-02-16 v3 Commutative Algebra

Abstract

We introduce and study a log discrepancy function on the space of semivaluations centered on an integral noetherian scheme of positive characteristic. Our definition shares many properties with the analogue in characteristic zero; we prove that if log resolutions exist, then our definition agrees with previous approaches to log discrepancies of semivaluations that these resolutions. We then apply this log discrepancy to a variety of topics in singularity theory over fields of positive characteristic. Strong F-regularity and sharp FF-purity of Cartier subalgebras are detected using positivity and non-negativity of log discrepancies of semivaluations, just as Kawamata log terminal and log canonical singularities are defined using divisorial log discrepancies, making precise a long-standing heuristic. We prove, in positive characteristic, several theorems of Jonsson and Mustata in characteristic zero regarding log canonical thresholds of graded sequences of ideals. Along the way, we give a valuation-theoretic proof that asymptotic multiplier ideals are coherent on strongly F-regular schemes.

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@article{arxiv.1711.03002,
  title  = {Berkovich log discrepancies in positive characteristic},
  author = {Eric Canton},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.03002},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

52 pages, comments welcome. Revised per journal referee's suggestions. Proof of the main theorem has been expanded to its own section

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