The ODP conjecture on the second largest local volume of klt singularities

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Let x∈Xx\in X be an nn-dimensional klt singularity, and let vol⁡^(x,X)\widehat{\operatorname{vol}}(x,X) denote its local volume, defined as the infimum of the normalized volumes of valuations centered at xx. An ordinary double point is a klt singularity analytically equivalent to a quadratic hypersurface singularity of ordinary double-point type. ODP conjecture. The second largest local volume of an nn-dimensional klt singularity is

2(n−1)n.2(n-1)^n.

Moreover,

vol⁡^(x,X)=2(n−1)n\widehat{\operatorname{vol}}(x,X)=2(n-1)^n

if and only if x∈Xx\in X is an ordinary double point. The maximal local volume is known to be nnn^n, attained exactly at smooth points; this conjecture predicts the next possible value and characterizes the singularities attaining it.

References

Primary source

Chi Li and Minghao Miao, “On the volume of K-semistable Fano manifolds”, arXiv:2506.17420 (2026).

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