Generalized Serre conditions and perverse coherent sheaves (Q2438363)

The article targets the following problem: given a scheme \(X\), find a proper birational morphism \(Y\to X\) with the property that the geometry of \(Y\) is simpler. Simplification ususally is formulated in terms of some special property of schemes. E.g., one version of this problem (when we ask for the smoothness) requires the cosntruction of the resolution. Weaker versions ask about weaker particular properties, some of them formulated in terms of local cohomology. E.g., one requires that \(Y\) must satisfy Serre's \(S_2\) condition, or (version introduced by Faltings) \(Y\) required to be Cohen-Macaulay. In this sense the existence of the `Macaulayfication' was proved by \textit{T. Kawasaki} [Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 352, No. 6, 2517--2552, appendix 2541--2547, 2548--2552 (2000; Zbl 0954.14032)]. In the present paper the authors consider generalized Serre conditions \(S_\rho\), which includes the classical Serre \(S_r\) and Cohen-Macaulay conditions as well. Under certain hypotheses the authors characterize those schemes which admit canonical finite \(S_\rho\)-ifications.