Fibration conjecture for the weak Hilbert property

Let KK be a finitely generated field of characteristic zero. Let YY and ZZ be smooth connected KK-varieties, and let f:YZf:Y\to Z be a surjective morphism. Assume that ZZ has weak Hilbert property (WHP) over KK. For zZ(K)z\in Z(K), write Yz=Y×Z,fSpec(k(z))Y_z=Y\times_{Z,f}\operatorname{Spec}(k(z)).

Fibration conjecture for WHP. (a) Let Ξ\Xi be the set of all zZ(K)z\in Z(K) such that YzY_z has WHP over KK. If Ξ\Xi is not strongly thin in ZZ, then YY has WHP over KK. (b) If the generic fibre of ff has WHP over the function field R(Z)R(Z) of ZZ, then YY has WHP over KK.

This is a fibration principle for transferring the weak Hilbert property from the base and suitable fibres to the total space. It is open, although known in some cases.

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Sebastian Petersen, “Fibration theorems for varieties with the weak Hilbert property”, arXiv:2510.24479 (2025).

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