The toroidalization conjecture for morphisms of nonsingular varieties

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Let XX and YY be nonsingular varieties over an algebraically closed field of characteristic 00, and let f:X⟶Yf:X\longrightarrow Y be a dominant morphism. Let DYD_Y be a simple normal crossing divisor on YY such that

DX=f−1(DY)D_X=f^{-1}(D_Y)

is a simple normal crossing divisor on XX containing the singular locus Sing⁡(f)\operatorname{Sing}(f) of ff. A nonsingular subvariety contained in a simple normal crossing divisor and intersecting it transversally is called a possible center; the blowup along such a center is a possible blowup. Toroidalization conjecture. There exist commutative morphisms

\xymatrix @R=3pc @C=3pc{ X_1 \ar[r]^{f_1} \ar[d]^{\pi_1} & Y_1 \ar[d]^{\pi} \\ X \ar[r]^f & Y }

where π\pi and π1\pi_1 are possible blowups for the preimages of DYD_Y and DXD_X, respectively, such that f1f_1 is toroidal with respect to

DY1=π−1(DY),DX1=π1−1(DX).D_{Y_1}=\pi^{-1}(D_Y),\qquad D_{X_1}=\pi_1^{-1}(D_X).

The conjecture seeks a toroidal model of every such dominant morphism after compatible blowups of the source and target, providing a general structure theorem for morphisms of varieties. The supplied text gives no resolution status, so the database status remains open.

References

Primary source

Krishna Hanumanthu, “Toroidalization of Locally Toroidal Morphisms from N-folds to Surfaces”, arXiv:0803.4210 (2008).

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