Mathematics – Algebraic Geometry
Scientific paper
2012-03-28
Mathematics
Algebraic Geometry
13 pages, comments welcome
Scientific paper
Let $X^v_w$ be a Richardson variety in the full flag variety $X$ associated to a symmetrizable Kac-Moody group $G$. Recall that $X^v_w$ is the intersection of the finite dimensional Schubert variety $X_w$ with the finite codimensional opposite Schubert variety $X^v$. We give an explicit $\bQ$-divisor $\Delta$ on $X^v_w$ and prove that the pair $(X^v_w, \Delta)$ has Kawamata log terminal singularities. In fact, $-K_{X^v_w} - \Delta$ is ample, which additionally proves that $(X^v_w, \Delta)$ is log Fano. We first give a proof of our result in the finite case (i.e., in the case when $G$ is a finite dimensional semisimple group) by a careful analysis of an explicit resolution of singularities of $X^v_w$ (similar to the BSDH resolution of the Schubert varieties). In the general Kac-Moody case, in the absence of an explicit resolution of $X^v_w$ as above, we give a proof that relies on the Frobenius splitting methods. In particular, we use Mathieu's result asserting that the Richardson varieties are Frobenius split, and combine it with a result of N. Hara and K.-I. Watanabe relating Frobenius splittings with log canonical singularities.
Kumar Shrawan
Schwede Karl
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