On general type varieties admitting global holomorphic forms
Meng Chen, Zhi Jiang
TL;DR
The paper proves Noether-type inequalities for general type n-folds, establishing constants a_{n,k} and b_{n,k} so that vol(V) ≥ a_{n,k} h^0(Ω_V^k) − b_{n,k} and explores consequences for canonical stability indices and lifting principles. It develops a lifting framework driven by global 2-forms to bound the canonical stability index r_s in terms of irregularity, including sharp results for 3-folds with large h^{2,0} and a strong lifting principle when q > dim. It further derives Severi-type inequalities via Albanese and generic vanishing, and applies these to the minimal volume v_3, establishing v_3 = 1/420 with a precise equality case. The proofs blend divisor techniques, restriction theorems, multiplier ideals, and vanishing theorems to connect global sections, volumes, and log canonical centers, and extend the results to higher dimensions by leveraging fibration structures and extension theorems. Overall, the work provides explicit volume–Hodge-number bounds, refines the understanding of canonical stability indices, and introduces robust lifting principles for varieties of general type with abundant holomorphic forms.
Abstract
For all nonsingular projective $n$-folds $V$ of general type, we prove the existence of Noether type inequalities in the following form: $$\text{vol}(V)\geq a_{n,k}h^0(Ω_V^k)-b_{n,k}$$ where $0< k\leq n$, $a_{n,k}$ and $b_{n,k}$ are positive constants only depending on $n$ and $k$. As applications, we prove the minimal volume conjecture for $3$-folds of general type with $χ({\mathcal O})\neq 2,3$ and disclose a new type of lifting principles for the sequence of canonical stability indices for varieties of general type. Finally we prove a theorem about ``strong lifting principle'' on varieties $V$ of general type with $q>\dim(V)$.
