The PIA conjecture for minimal log discrepancies

Let (X,a)(X, \mathfrak{a}) be a log pair over an algebraically closed field kk of characteristic zero, and let DD be a normal Cartier prime divisor on XX. Let xDx \in D be a closed point, and suppose that DD is not contained in the cosupport of the R\mathbb{R}-ideal sheaf a\mathfrak{a}. PIA conjecture. One has

mldx(X,aOX(D))=mldx(D,aOD).\operatorname{mld}_x \bigl( X, \mathfrak{a} \mathcal{O}_X(-D) \bigr) = \operatorname{mld}_x (D, \mathfrak{a} \mathcal{O}_D).

This is the precise inversion of adjunction conjecture for minimal log discrepancies. The paper describes it as a fundamental conjecture; the supplied text gives no complete resolution, although it notes known cases for klt pairs.

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Yusuke Nakamura and Kohsuke Shibata, “A counterexample to the PIA conjecture for minimal log discrepancies”, arXiv:2404.06164 (2026).

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