Two two-dimensional terminations (Q1261118)

Varieties with log-terminal and log-canonical singularities are considered in the minimal model program, it is conjectured that most of the ``interesting'' sets associated with these varieties satisfy the ascending-chain condition. In fact, one of the main properties of flips is that log-discrepancies do not decrease [cf. \textit{V. V. Shokurov}, Math. USSR, Izv. 24, 193-198 (1985); translation from Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser. Mat. 48, No. 1, 203-208 (1984; Zbl 0565.14025)], so, the set of the minimal discrepancies is ``interesting''. The author proves the conjecture for 2 ``interesting'' sets: (i) The set of minimal log-discrepancies for \(K_ X+B\) where \(X\) is a surface with log-canonical singularities and \(B\) is from a set satisfying the descending chain condition. (ii) the set of sequences of numbers \((b_ 1,\dots,b_ n)\) (ordered in a special way) such that there is a surface \(X\) with log-canonical and numerically trivial \(K_ X+\sum b_ jB_ j\).