Adjoint log canonical foliated singularities on surfaces
Shi Xu
TL;DR
This work develops a birational classification of adjoint foliated singularities on complex surfaces through the lens of the adjoint divisor $K_{\mathcal F}+\epsilon K_X$. By analyzing the minimal resolution, negative-definite curve configurations, and special $K^{>0}$-chains, the authors obtain a finite, explicit list of possible exceptional divisors for $\epsilon$-adjoint lc singularities when $\epsilon\in(0,1/3)$, and show that for small $\epsilon$ (notably $\epsilon\in(0,1/5)$ or $\epsilon\in(0,1/4)$) the adjoint lc/canonical conditions imply corresponding lc/klt properties for the foliation and the underlying surface. They establish sharp bounds: for $\epsilon\in(0,1/5)$ every $\epsilon$-adjoint lc singularity is lc for the foliation and for $X$, and for $\epsilon\in(0,1/4)$ every $\epsilon$-adjoint canonical singularity is lc for the foliation and klt for the underlying surface. The paper also provides explicit examples showing the sharpness of these bounds and discusses the limitations by giving a counterexample demonstrating that adjoint canonical need not be canonical even for small $\epsilon$. Overall, the results significantly advance the understanding of foliated singularities via adjoint divisors, with direct implications for the birational geometry of foliations and the minimal model program in the foliated setting.
Abstract
Let $(X,\mathcal{F})$ be a foliated surface over $\mathbb{C}$. We study the singularities of the adjoint foliated divisor $K_{\mathcal{F}}+εK_X$. We provide a complete classification of $ε$-adjoint log canonical singularities of foliated surfaces for $ε\in(0,1/3)$. Moreover, we prove that for any $ε\in(0,1/5)$, every $ε$-adjoint log canonical singularity is log canonical for $\mathcal{F}$, and that for any $ε\in(0,1/4)$, every $ε$-adjoint canonical singularity is log canonical for $\mathcal{F}$. Finally, we present examples showing that both bounds are sharp.
