Galois covering singularities. I (Q1298045)

Let \(U\) be an open neighborhood of \(0\in\mathbb{C}^n\) and \(\pi:X\to U\) be a finite Galois covering such that \(\pi^{-1}(0)=\{0\}\). Let \(B_\pi= \sum^s_{\nu=1} r_\nu B_\nu\) be brance locus \((B_i\) the irreducible components of the brance locus and \(r_i\) the ramification index of \(\pi\) along \(B_i)\). Necessary, and sometimes sufficient, conditions for \((X,0)\) being a log-terminal or log-canonical singularity are given in terms of \(B_\pi\). Galois coverings \(\pi:(X,0)\to (\mathbb{C}^n,0)\) with \(B_\pi=D\) for a given divisor \(D\) are studied and characterised. A method constructing explicitly resolutions of 2-dimensional Abel covering singularities is given. The self-intersection number, the genus of each irreducible component and the dual graphs of their exceptional sets are explicitly described in terms of \(B_\pi\) and the covering transformation group \(\text{Gal} (X\mid U)\). Finally, a necessary and sufficient condition for \((X,0)\) is given to be quasi-Gorenstein.