2021/03/05 by Sándor J. Kovács, Kovács, Sándor J., Behrouz Taji +1 · 1 citation
Mathematics · #Advanced Algebra and Geometry #Algebraic Geometry (math.AG) #Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory #Algebraic structures and combinatorial models #FOS: Mathematics
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2103.03515
openalex publication_date 2021/03/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We show that, for any fixed weight, there is a natural system of Hodge sheaves, whose Higgs field has no poles, arising from a flat projective family of varieties parametrized by a regular complex base scheme, extending the analogous classical result for smooth projective families due to Griffiths. As an application, based on positivity of direct image sheaves, we establish a criterion for base spaces of rational Gorenstein families to be of general type. A key component of our arguments is centered around the construction of derived categorical objects generalizing relative logarithmic forms for smooth maps and their functorial properties.