Nagata's numerical inequality for effective classes

Let XX be obtained by blowing up r>9r>9 generic points of P2\mathbb{P}^{2}. Let LL be the pullback of a line and let E1,,ErE_1,\ldots,E_r be the exceptional divisors. Let EFF(X)\operatorname{EFF}(X) denote the effective cone.

Nagata's numerical inequality. If

dLm(E1++Er)EFF(X),dL-m(E_1+\cdots+E_r)\in\operatorname{EFF}(X),

then d>mrd>m\sqrt r.

The source states this as an equivalent formulation of Nagata's conjecture. It is known when rr is a square, but remains open for general r>9r>9.

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Primary source

Brian Harbourne, “Global aspects of the geometry of surfaces”, arXiv:0907.4151 (2009).

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