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Towards the second main theorem on complements

Author(s): Yu. G. Prokhorov; V. V. Shokurov
Journal: J. Algebraic Geom.
Posted: April 24, 2008
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Abstract: We prove the boundedness of complements modulo two conjectures: Borisov-Alexeev conjecture and effective adjunction for fibre spaces. We discuss the last conjecture and prove it in two particular cases.

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Additional Information:

Yu. G. Prokhorov
Affiliation: Department of Algebra, Faculty of Mathematics, Moscow State University, Moscow 117234, Russia
Email: prokhoro@mech.math.msu.su

V. V. Shokurov
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218
Address at time of publication: Steklov Mathematical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Gubkina str. 8, 119991, Moscow, Russia
Email: shokurov@math.jhu.edu

PII: S 1056-3911(08)00498-0
Received by editor(s): November 5, 2006
Received by editor(s) in revised form: September 16, 2007
Posted: April 24, 2008
Additional Notes: The first author was partially supported by grants CRDF-RUM, No. 1-2692-MO-05 and RFBR, No. 05-01-00353-a, 06-01-72017. The second author was partially supported by NSF grant DMS-0400832.

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