On the adjunction theoretic classification of polarized varieties. (Q3988355)

The paper under review presents some of the recent results on the adjunction classification of polarized algebraic varieties. If \({\mathcal L}\) is an ample line bundle on a smooth projective algebraic variety \({\mathcal M}\) of dimension \(n\), then except of a short list of exceptions [cf. \textit{T. Fujita} in Algebraic geometry, Proc. Symp., Sendai 1985, Adv. Stud. Pure Math. 10, 167-178 (1987; Zbl 0659.14002); \textit{P. Ionescu}, Math. Proc. Camb. Philos. Soc. 99, 457-472 (1986; Zbl 0619.14004) and \textit{A. J. Sommese} in Complex Analysis and Algebraic Geometry, Proc. Conf., Göttingen 1985, Lect. Notes Math. 1194, 175-213 (1986; Zbl 0601.14029)], the existence of the second reduction \((X,{\mathcal K})\) of \(({\mathcal M},{\mathcal L})\) is known. The main result states that for \(n\geq 6\), \(K_ X+(n-3){\mathcal K}\) is nef unless \(n=6\) and either (a) \((X,{\mathcal K})\cong(\mathbb{P}^ 6,{\mathcal O}(1))\), or (b) \(K_ X=-5{\mathcal K}\), and \((X,{\mathcal K})\) is a Gorenstein Del Pezzo variety. There is also a partial result, theorem 5.3, for 5-folds.