Higher rank K-theoretic Donaldson-Thomas Theory of points

We exploit the critical structure on the Quot scheme $\text {Quot}_{{{\mathbb {A}}}^3}({\mathscr {O}}^{\oplus r}\!,n)$ , in particular the associated symmetric obstruction theory, in order to study rank r K-theoretic Donaldson-Thomas (DT) invariants of the local Calabi-Yau $3$ -fold ${{\mathbb {A}}}^3$ . We compute the associated partition function as a plethystic exponential, proving a conjecture proposed in string theory by Awata-Kanno and Benini-Bonelli-Poggi-Tanzini. A crucial step in the proof is the fact, nontrival if $r>1$ , that the invariants do not depend on the equivariant parameters of the framing torus $({{\mathbb {C}}}^\ast )^r$ . Reducing from K-theoretic to cohomological invariants, we compute the corresponding DT invariants, proving a conjecture of Szabo. Reducing further to enumerative DT invariants, we solve the higher rank DT theory of a pair $(X,F)$ , where F is an equivariant exceptional locally free sheaf on a projective toric $3$ -fold X. As a further refinement of the K-theoretic DT invariants, we formulate a mathematical definition of the chiral elliptic genus studied in physics. This allows us to define elliptic DT invariants of ${{\mathbb {A}}}^3$ in arbitrary rank, which we use to tackle a conjecture of Benini-Bonelli-Poggi-Tanzini.

Smoothing Pairs Over Degenerate Calabi–Yau Varieties

We apply the techniques developed in [2] to study smoothings of a pair $(X,\mathfrak{C}^*)$, where $\mathfrak{C}^*$ is a bounded perfect complex of locally free sheaves over a degenerate Calabi–Yau variety $X$. In particular, if $X$ is a projective Calabi–Yau variety admitting the structure of a toroidal crossing space and with the higher tangent sheaf $\mathcal{T}^1_X$ globally generated, and $\mathfrak{F}$ is a locally free sheaf over $X$, then we prove, using the results in [ 8], that the pair $(X,\mathfrak{F})$ is formally smoothable when $\textrm{Ext}^2(\mathfrak{F},\mathfrak{F})_0 = 0$ and $H^2(X,\mathcal{O}_X) = 0$.

Non-reduced moduli spaces of sheaves on multiple curves

Some coherent sheaves on projective varieties have a non-reduced versal deformation space; for example, this is the case for most unstable rank 2 vector bundles on ℙ2, see [18]. In particular, some moduli spaces of stable sheaves are non-reduced. We consider some sheaves on ribbons (double structures on smooth projective curves): let E be a quasi locally free sheaf of rigid type and let 𝓔 be a flat family of sheaves containing E. We find that 𝓔 is a reduced deformation of E when some canonical family associated to 𝓔 is also flat. We consider also a deformation of the ribbon to reduced projective curves with two components, and find that E can be deformed in two distinct ways to sheaves on the reduced curves. In particular some components M of the moduli spaces of stable sheaves deform to two components of the moduli spaces of sheaves on the reduced curves, and M appears as the “limit” of varieties with two components, whence the non-reduced structure of M.

Rost’s Chain Lemma

This chapter states and proves Rost's Chain Lemma. The proof (due to Markus Rost) does not use the inductive assumption that BL(n − 1) holds. Throughout this chapter, 𝓁 is a fixed prime, and 𝑘 is a field containing 1/𝓁 and all 𝓁th roots of unity. It fixes an integer 𝑛 ≥ 2 and an 𝑛-tuple (𝑎1, ..., 𝑎𝑛) of units in 𝑘, such that the symbol ª = {𝑎1, ..., 𝑎𝑛} is nontrivial in the Milnor 𝐾-group 𝐾𝑀 𝑛(𝑘)/𝓁. The chapter produces the statement of the Chain Lemma by first proving the special case 𝑛 = 2. The notion of an 𝓁-form on a locally free sheaf over 𝑆 is then introduced, before the chapter shows how 𝓁-forms may be used to define elements of 𝐾𝑀 𝑛(𝑘(𝑆))/𝓁.

A pathological case of the C1 conjecture in mixed characteristic

Let K be a field of characteristic 0. Fix integers r, d coprime with r ⩾ 2. Let XK be a smooth, projective, geometrically connected curve of genus g ⩾ 2 defined over K. Assume there exists a line bundle ${\cal L}_K$ on XK of degree d. In this paper we prove the existence of a stable locally free sheaf on XK with rank r and determinant ${\cal L}_K$. This trivially proves the C1 conjecture in mixed characteristic for the moduli space of stable locally free sheaves of fixed rank and determinant over a smooth, projective curve.

On Weil homomorphism in locally free sheaves over structured spaces

Inspired by the work of Heller and Sasin [1], we construct in this paper Weil homomorphism in a locally free sheaf W of ϕ-fields [2] over a structured space. We introduce the notion of G-consistent, linear connection on this sheaf, what allows us to clearly define Chern, Pontrjagin and Euler characteristic classes. We also show proper equalities between those classes.

The resolution property of algebraic surfaces

We prove that on separated algebraic surfaces every coherent sheaf is a quotient of a locally free sheaf. This class contains many schemes that are neither normal, reduced, quasiprojective nor embeddable into toric varieties. Our methods extend to arbitrary two-dimensional schemes that are proper over an excellent ring.