Submodularity conjecture for numerical dimensions of nef and movable classes

Let XX be a compact Kähler manifold. For a nef class LL, write nd(L)\operatorname{nd}(L) for its numerical dimension, and let MM be another nef class and α\alpha a movable class. Submodularity conjecture. One has

nd(L+M+α)nd(L+M)nd(L+α)nd(L).\operatorname{nd}(L+M+\alpha)-\operatorname{nd}(L+M)\leq \operatorname{nd}(L+\alpha)-\operatorname{nd}(L).

The conjecture is motivated by an annihilation theorem asserting that failure of a movable class to increase numerical dimension persists after adding another nef class. The source also indicates that a broader submodularity statement for two merely movable classes is conjectural.

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Primary source

Jiajun Hu and Jian Xiao, “Positivity in the shadow of Hodge index theorem”, arXiv:2505.06626 (2025).

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