Strong rational connectedness of toric varieties

DOI10.4310/MRL.2011.V18.N6.A12MaRDI QIDQ2391571zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Yifei Chen, Vyacheslav V. Shokurov

Publication date 5 August 2013

Published in Mathematical Research Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0905.1430

zbMATH Keywords

Rationally connected varietiesToric varieties

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Rationally connected varieties (14M22) Toric varieties, Newton polyhedra, Okounkov bodies (14M25)

Abstract: In this paper, we prove that: For any given finitely many distinct points $P_1,\mathrm{...},P_r$ and a closed subvariety $S$ of codimension $geq2$ in a complete toric variety over a uncountable (characteristic 0) algebraically closed field, there exists a rational curve $f:mathbb{P}^{1}oX$ passing through $P_1,\mathrm{...},P_r$, disjoint from $Ssetminus{P}_1,\mathrm{...},P_r$ (see Main Theorem). As a corollary, we prove that the smooth loci of complete toric varieties are strongly rationally connected.

Review text

A variety is rationally connected if there is a rational curve passing through two general points, and strongly rationally connected if there is a rational curve passing through every two points. The notion of strong rational connectedness was introduced by \textit{B. Hassett} and \textit{Y. Tschinkel} with an eye towards applications to weak approximation problems over function fields [Pure Appl. Math. Q. 4, No. 3, 743--766 (2008; Zbl 1160.14040)]. \textit{C. Xu} proved that the smooth locus of log del Pezzo surfaces is strongly rationally connected [J. Reine Angew. Math. 665, 189--205 (2012; Zbl 1246.14064)]. The paper proves the strong rational connectedness of the smooth locus of toric varieties.

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