Characteristic class version of the Hodge index theorem

Let XX be a compact pure-dimensional complex algebraic variety. The Goresky–MacPherson homology LL-class of XX is denoted by L(X)L_*(X), and its intersection cohomology Hirzebruch class by ITy(X)IT_{y*}(X). Characteristic class version of the Hodge index theorem. One has

L(X)=IT1(X)L_*(X)=IT_{1*}(X)

in H2(X;Q)H_{2*}(X;\mathbf{Q}). This conjecture lifts the singular Hodge index equality σ(X)=Iχ1(X)\sigma(X)=I\chi_1(X) from degrees to characteristic classes. It is known for rational homology manifolds, and in particular in the projective case; the general case for compact pure-dimensional complex algebraic varieties remains open.

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Mohammadali Aligholi, Laurentiu Maxim and Joerg Schuermann, “Around a class version of the Hodge index theorem for singular varieties”, arXiv:2511.08780 (2025).

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