Hodge numbers of a double octic with non-isolated singularities (Q4521779)

Let \(B\) be a surface of degree 8 in \(\mathbb{P}^3\). Assume that \(B\) is the union of two smooth surfaces \(B_1\) and \(B_2\) of degree \(d\) and \(e\) respectively intersecting transversally along a smooth curve \(C\). The double covering of \(\mathbb{P}^3\) branched along \(B\) has a non-singular model which is a Calabi-Yau manifold. In this paper, the author computes the Hodge numbers \(h^{11}\) and \(h^{12}\) of this manifold. Denote by \(\sigma:\widetilde \mathbb{P}^3\to \mathbb{P}^3\) the blow-up of \(\mathbb{P}^3\) with center \(C\) and \(\pi:X\to \widetilde \mathbb{P}^3\) the double covering of \(\widetilde\mathbb{P}^3\) branched along the strict transform \(\widetilde B\) of \(B\). Main theorem: \[ h^{11}(X)=2,\quad h^{12} (X)= \begin{cases} 122 & \text{ if } d=1,\;e=7\\ 102 & \text{ if } d=2,\;e=6\\ 90 & \text{ if } d=3,\;e=5\\ 86 & \text{ if } d=4,\;e=4\end{cases}. \]