The GIT stability of polarized varieties via discrepancy

Abstract

We prove that various GIT semistabilities of polarized varieties imply semi-log-canonicity.

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Authors

Yuji Odaka

Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences (RIMS), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Current address:

Imperial College London, London, England