The Shokurov–Kollár connectedness conjecture for non-klt loci

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Let kk be an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero. Let π:X→S\pi:X\to S be a proper morphism with connected fibers, and let (X,Δ)(X,\Delta) be a log pair. The non-klt locus Nklt⁡(X,Δ)\operatorname{Nklt}(X,\Delta) is the locus where (X,Δ)(X,\Delta) is not Kawamata log terminal. Assume that

−(KX+Δ) is π-nef.-(K_X+\Delta)\text{ is }\pi\text{-nef}.

Shokurov–Kollár connectedness conjecture. For every point s∈Ss\in S, the fiber of the non-klt locus has at most two connected components:

π−1(s)∩Nklt⁡(X,Δ)\pi^{-1}(s)\cap\operatorname{Nklt}(X,\Delta)

has at most two connected components.

The usual connectedness lemma gives connected fibers when −(KX+Δ)-(K_X+\Delta) is also π\pi-big; this conjecture predicts the optimal replacement when only relative nefness is assumed. It is proved in dimension at most four and in arbitrary dimension assuming termination of klt flips.

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Christopher D. Hacon and Jingjun Han, “On a connectedness principle of Shokurov-Kollár type”, arXiv:1801.01801 (2018).

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