Non-Abelian Lefschetz hyperplane theorems

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Abstract
Let X be a smooth variety over the complex numbers, and let D be an ample divisor in X. For which spaces Y does every map from D to Y extend uniquely to a map X to Y? Our main result, proved via positive characteristic methods, is the following: if dim(X) > 2, Y is smooth, the cotangent bundle of Y is nef, and dim(Y) < dim(D), every such map extends. Taking Y to be the classifying space of a finite group BG, the moduli space of pointed curves M_g, n, the moduli space of principally polarized Abelian varieties A_g, certain period domains, and various other moduli spaces, one obtains many new and classical Lefschetz hyperplane theorems. We also prove many other such extension theorems, and develop general techniques for recognizing spaces Y for which these sorts of Lefschetz theorems hold.

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Form electronic; electronic resource; remote
Extent 1 online resource.
Publication date 2015
Issuance monographic
Language English

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Associated with Litt, Daniel
Associated with Stanford University, Department of Mathematics.
Primary advisor Vakil, Ravi
Thesis advisor Vakil, Ravi
Thesis advisor Conrad, Brian
Thesis advisor Galatius, Søren, 1976-
Advisor Conrad, Brian
Advisor Galatius, Søren, 1976-

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Statement of responsibility Daniel Litt.
Note Submitted to the Department of Mathematics.
Thesis Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2015.
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© 2015 by Daniel Abraham Litt
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).

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