Schnell's conjecture for algebraic fiber spaces

Let f ⁣:XYf\colon X\to Y be an algebraic fiber space between smooth projective varieties, and let FF be its general fiber with κ(F)=0\kappa(F)=0. Suppose that there are an ample divisor HH on YY and a positive integer m0m_0 such that

m0KXfHm_0K_X-f^*H

is pseudo-effective. Schnell's conjecture. Then

κ(X)=dimY.\kappa(X)=\dim Y.

This is the algebraic-fiber-space problem to which Schnell reduces the Campana–Peternell conjecture under non-vanishing. The paper proves it under additional hypotheses, including rigidity of the canonical class of the general fiber, but the conjecture itself remains open.

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Primary source

Hyunsuk Kim, “Canonical bundle formula and a conjecture on certain algebraic fiber spaces by Schnell”, arXiv:2412.19769 (2025).

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