Global generation of adjoint line bundles on projective 5-folds (Q2364447)

Let \(X\) be a smooth projective variety of dimension \(n\) and let \(L\) be an ample line bundle on \(X\). The global generation of adjoint bundles of the form \(K_X+mL\) has been largely investigated in connection with the Fujita freeness conjecture. A stronger version of this conjecture concerns \(K_X+L\). For \(n=2\) the problem is settled by Reider's theorem. For \(n=3\) and \(4\), \textit{Y. Kawamata} [Math. Ann. 308, No. 3, 491--505 (1997; Zbl 0909.14001)] proved the global generation of \(K_X+L\) at a point \(x \in X\) under the assumption that \(L^d \cdot Z\) satisfies an appropriate bound from below for any subvariety \(Z \subset X\) of dimension \(d\) containing \(x\). In general, the work of \textit{U. Angehrn} and \textit{Y.-T. Siu} [Invent. Math. 122, No. 2, 291--308 (1995; Zbl 0847.32035)] shows that if \(L^d \cdot Z > \binom{n+1}{2}^d\) for every subvariety \(Z \subset X\) of dimension \(d\), \(1 \leq d \leq n\), then \(K_X+L\) is globally generated. In the paper under review the authors prove the following Kawamata-type result for \(5\)-folds. Let \(n=5\), and \(x\in X\). If \(L^5 > 7^5\) and \(L^d \cdot Z \geq 7^d\) for any subscheme \(Z \subset X\) of dimension \(d, 1 \leq d \leq 4\), containing \(x\), then \(K_X+L\) is globally generated at \(x\). The proof relies on techniques of multiplier ideals; in particular, a crucial role is played by the notion of critical variety for an effective \(\mathbb Q\)-divisor at a point \(x\) and the related concept of deficit, introduced by \textit{L. Ein} [Proc. Symp. Pure Math. 62, 203--219 (1997; Zbl 0978.14004)] and by \textit{S. Helmke} [Duke Math. J. 88, No. 2, 201--216 (1997; Zbl 0876.14004)], independently.