Journal of Algebraic Geometry

Author(s): Anita Buckley; Balázs Szendroi
Journal: J. Algebraic Geom. 14 (2005), 601-622.
Posted: April 27, 2005
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Abstract: We prove an orbifold Riemann-Roch formula for a polarized complex 3-fold

. As an application, we construct new families of projective Calabi-Yau threefolds.

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Anita Buckley
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, University of Ljubljana, Jadranska 19, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia
Email: anita.buckley@fmf.uni-lj.si

Balázs Szendroi
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Utrecht University, PO. Box 80010, NL-3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
Email: szendroi@math.uu.nl

PII: S 1056-3911(05)00403-0
Received by editor(s): September 9, 2003
Received by editor(s) in revised form: June 13, 2004
Posted: April 27, 2005
Additional Notes: We thank the Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge for hospitality while part of this research was conducted, and the Mathematics Institute of the University of Warwick for supporting the research of A. B. with a Special Research Studentship.

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