On the abundance problem for 3-folds in characteristic \(p>5\) (Q2312823)

The log minimal model program (LMMP) is a fundamental tool in the classification of higher dimensional algebraic varieties. In the current state of the art much is known for varieties over an algebraically closed field and for varieties of dimension three over an algebraically closed field of characteristic \(p > 5\) and even for threefolds over perfect fields. The paper under review extends a lot of results of the LMMP, such as cone and contraction theorem, existence of flips and existence of log minimal models to the case of imperfect fields. In particular they consider integral schemes of dimension three separated and of finite type over a field that might fail to be geometrically integral or geometrically normal. This type of schemes naturally arise as generic fibers of morphisms between varieties over a field of positive characteristic that could even be algebraically closed. Therefore, having LMMP techniques for these type of schemes is an important step in the inductive approach to the study of higher dimensional algebraic varieties.