Grothendieck-Lefschetz theorem with base locus (Q2630860)

The paper under review presents a Grothendieck-Lefschetz type theorem, which generalizes previous author's results (see [Int. Math. Res. Not. 2011, No. 6, 1220--1244 (2011; Zbl 1227.14011)]). Let \(X\subseteq {\mathbb P}^N_{\mathbb C}\) be a normal projective variety of dimension at least \(3\) and let \(Z\) be a closed subscheme in \(X\) of codimension at least \(2\). The authors focus on finding a criterion for the general member \(Y\in | H^0(X,{\mathcal I}_Z(d)) |\) to be normal and on computing the divisor class group of \(Y\). They give also an application to local commutative algebra, showing that local complete intersection normal domains of dimension at least \(3\) are completions of UFDs.