Finite generation of adjoint divisorial rings

Let XX be a smooth projective variety, and let B1,,BkB_1,\dots,B_k be Q\mathbb{Q}-divisors on XX such that 0Bi<10\leq B_i<1 for all ii, with the support of i=1kBi\sum_{i=1}^k B_i having simple normal crossings. Set

Di=KX+BiD_i=K_X+B_i

for every ii, and write

R(X;D1,,Dk)=(m1,,mk)NkH0(X,OX(i=1kmiDi)).R(X;D_1,\dots,D_k)=\bigoplus_{(m_1,\dots,m_k)\in\mathbb{N}^k}H^0\left(X,\mathcal{O}_X\left(\sum_{i=1}^k m_iD_i\right)\right).

Finite-generation conjecture. The ring R(X;D1,,Dk)R(X;D_1,\dots,D_k) is finitely generated.

Finite generation of these adjoint divisorial rings is a central input in the minimal model program, since it leads to the existence of canonical models and supports the termination of birational surgeries. The statement is proved in the cited work of Birkar, Cascini, Hacon, and McKernan, so it is treated as solved.

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Paolo Cascini and Vladimir Lazić, “The Minimal Model Program Revisited”, arXiv:1202.0738 (2012).

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