The superadditivity conjecture for smooth loci of algebraic fiber spaces

Let f ⁣:XYf\colon X\to Y be an algebraic fiber space between smooth projective varieties, meaning a surjective morphism with connected fibers, and let FF be its general fiber. Let VYV\subseteq Y be the open subset over which ff is smooth. The log Kodaira dimension of VV is defined, after choosing a smooth projective compactification with simple normal crossing boundary D=YVD=Y\smallsetminus V, by

κ(V):=κ(Y,ωY(D)).\kappa(V):=\kappa\bigl(Y,\omega_Y(D)\bigr).

The superadditivity conjecture. One should have

κ(F)+κ(V)κ(X).\kappa(F)+\kappa(V)\geq\kappa(X).

This is a proposed counterpart to Iitaka's subadditivity conjecture. It is known in several cases, including when VV is of log general type and for various families with maximal variation; the general case remains open.

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Mihnea Popa, “Conjectures on the Kodaira dimension”, arXiv:2111.10900 (2022).

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