Singular \(\mathbb{Q}\)-homology planes of negative Kodaira dimension have smooth locus of non-general type (Q1948066)

Let \(X\) be a normal algebraic surface/\(\mathbb{C}\) such that \(H_i(X; \mathbb{Q})= 0\) for \(i>0\). These surfaces occur naturally in affine algebraic geometry and have been studied by several mathematicians. Let \(X\) be a resolution of singularities of \(X\). In this paper the author prove the following important result. Theorem. With \(X\) as above, assume that \(\overline\kappa(\widetilde X)= -\infty\). Then \(\overline\kappa(X- \text{Sing}\, X)< 2\). Here \(\overline\kappa\) denotes the logarithmic Kodaira dimension introduced by S. Iitaka. When \(X\) is smooth and contractible this result was proved by \textit{M. Koras} and \textit{P. Russell} [Transform. Groups 12, No. 2, 293--340 (2007; Zbl 1124.14050)]. The proof in the singular case uses similar methods from the theory of non-complete algebraic surfaces [T. Fujita's results, Miyaoka- Yau type inequality proved by Kobayashi-Nakamura-Sakai,\dots). This result will be very useful to the workers in this area of surface theory.