The toroidalization conjecture for morphisms of nonsingular varieties
Let and be nonsingular varieties over an algebraically closed field of characteristic , and let be a dominant morphism. Let be a simple normal crossing divisor on such that
is a simple normal crossing divisor on containing the singular locus of . 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 and are possible blowups for the preimages of and , respectively, such that is toroidal with respect to
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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