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Cycles of singularities appearing in the resolution problem in positive characteristic
Author(s) -
H. Hauser,
Stefan Perlega
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of algebraic geometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.824
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1534-7486
pISSN - 1056-3911
DOI - 10.1090/jag/718
Subject(s) - mathematics , gravitational singularity , singularity , counterexample , hypersurface , series (stratigraphy) , sequence (biology) , pure mathematics , resolution of singularities , residual , order (exchange) , power series , power (physics) , mathematical analysis , resolution (logic) , point (geometry) , geometry , combinatorics , physics , algorithm , paleontology , genetics , finance , quantum mechanics , economics , biology , artificial intelligence , computer science
We present a hypersurface singularity in positive characteristic which is defined by a purely inseparable power series, and a sequence of point blowups so that, after applying the blowups to the singularity, the same type of singularity reappears after the last blowup, with just certain exponents of the defining power series shifted upwards. The construction hence yields a cycle. Iterating this cycle leads to an infinite increase of the residual order of the defining power series. This disproves a theorem claimed by Moh about the stability of the residual order under sequences of blowups. It is not a counter-example to the resolution in positive characteristic since larger centers are also permissible and prevent the phenomenon from happening.

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