Applications of toric systems on surfaces (Q1621591)

Orlov's folklore conjecture states that a smooth projective surface admitting a full exceptional collection must be a rational surface. In this paper, the author, using the techniques of toric systems introduced by \textit{L. Hille} and \textit{M. Perling} [Compos. Math. 147, No. 4, 1230--1280 (2011; Zbl 1237.14043)], proves some partial results on this conjecture: he proves that a smooth projective surface with a strong exceptional collection of line bundles of maximal length should be rational (Theorem 1.2) (improving a result by \textit{M. Brown} and \textit{I. Shipman} [Mich. Math. J. 66, No. 4, 785--811 (2017; Zbl 1429.14013)]). The second main result deals with Orlov's conjecture for surfaces with small Picard number: he proves that a smooth projective surface \(X\) with Picard number \(\rho(X)\leq 3\) admitting a full exceptional collection is rational (Theorem 1.4). Finally, he gives a partial solution to a conjecture by \textit{S. Okawa} and \textit{H. Uehara} [Int. Math. Res. Not. 2015, No. 23, 12781--12803 (2015; Zbl 1376.13007)] about exceptional sheaves on weak del Pezzo surfaces (Theorem 1.13).