A klt generalized pair with infinitely generated canonical ring

Jihao Liu, Yanze Wang

Liu and Wang construct a 19-dimensional smooth complex projective X with B=0, nef Cartier ξ, K_X linearly equivalent to −16ξ and nef part M_X descended to 17ξ. Its generalized log-canonical ring R(X,ξ), and consequently R(X,−K_X), is not finitely generated.

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What was already known

BCHM proved finite generation for ordinary projective klt pairs. Generalized klt finite generation was known in dimension at most three and under specified extra positivity conditions; Totaro’s invariant ring and Brion’s extension are earlier ingredients.

AI involvement AI-centered

Liu and Wang credit GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra, Fable 5 and Danus with obtaining the main result. They authored and polished the paper, using earlier human results as ingredients.

The source explicitly attributes the main construction to several AI systems, enough for central AI work, but gives no role-specific provenance that supports AI-led or autonomous attribution.

Importance Notable

The example disproves unrestricted finite generation for projective klt generalized pairs.

Limitations

It does not challenge the ordinary klt theorem. The paper reports human verification without identifying the checker, checked steps or method; the roles of the three named AI systems are not separated.

Technical verification Reported

Remark 1.5 reports later human verification, but neither a named checker, exact checked claim nor completed checking method and coverage are specified. Under the evidence rule this does not establish a Formal or Partial technical rating; it is a gap in documentation, not evidence of failure.

Human understanding Few

Default for missing attribution of a human explanation of the central AI-origin connection. The paper explains the construction, but says its main result was AI-obtained and only specifies later human verification and polishing.

Correction and publication history

2026-10-18 · publication

The example disproves unrestricted finite generation for projective klt generalized pairs.

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