arXiv · 1909.08319
On semistable degenerations of Fano varieties
Abstract
Consider a family of Fano varieties $\pi: X \longrightarrow B\ni o$ over a curve germ with a smooth total space $X$. Assume that the generic fiber is smooth and the special fiber $F=\pi^{-1}(o)$ has simple normal crossings. Then $F$ is called a semistable degeneration of Fano varieties. We show that the dual complex of $F$ is a simplex of dimension $\leq \mathrm{dim}\ F$. Simplices of any admissible dimension can be realized for any dimension of the fiber. Using this result and the Minimal Model Program in dimension $3$ we reproduce the classification of the semistable degenerations of del Pezzo surfaces obtained by Fujita. We also show that the maximal degeneration is unique and has trivial monodromy in dimension $\leq3$.
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Konstantin Loginov. 2019-09-18. On semistable degenerations of Fano varieties. https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.08319
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