3. Geometry of F-singularities
Questions dealing with the properties of F-singularities-
Grauert-Riemenschneider for F-regular varieties
Problem 3.1.
[Tucker] Is there Grauert-Riemenschneider vanishing for $F$-regular varieties which admit a resolution? -
Global $F$-regularity and rational chain connectedness
It’s known that if $F$ is of globally $F$-regular type (i.e. $X$ is defined over a field of characteristic $0$, and $X_p$ is globally $F$-regular for $p \gg 0$), and $\mathbb Q$-Gorenstein, then $F$ is rationally connected.Problem 3.2.
[Tucker] Does globally $F$-regular imply rationally chain connected? -
Global $F$-regularity and Fano type
This is known if $\dim X = 2$, or if $X$ is a Mori dream space. If $X$ is in fact globally $F$-regular, then it is log Fano for all $p$. It’s also true that if $X$ is of globally $F$-regular type, then $-K_{X_p}$ is big for $p \gg 0$.Problem 3.3.
[Schwede] If $X$ is of globally $F$-regular type, does it follow that it is log Fano (in the sense that there exists a boundary divisor $\Delta$ with $(X,\Delta)$ klt and $-(K_X+\Delta)$ ample)? Even weaker, does it follow that $-K_X$ is big? -
Construction of $F$-pure centers
Problem 3.4.
[Schwede] Suppose that $(X,\Delta)$ is a strongly $F$-regular pair. Can we find a boundary $D \geq 0$ such that $(X,\Delta+D)$ is $F$-pure, with $p \nmid \text{index}(K_X+\Delta+D)$?
Cite this as: AimPL: The minimal model program in characteristic p, available at http://aimpl.org/minimalmodcharp.