The toroidalization conjecture for morphisms of nonsingular varieties

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

DX=f1(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=π1(DY),DX1=π11(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.

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

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