Algebraic geometry seminar in IBS-CGP

June, 2015, Pohang, Korea

Title: Rationally connected non Fano type varieties

Abstract: The class of varieties of Fano type is a generalization of Fano varieties which is very well behaved under the MMP. It is known that all varieties of Fano type are rationally connected. The converse is true in a sense in dimension 2. I will give counterexamples in dimension 3 and higher using the technique of singularities of linear systems which is typically used for proving birational rigidity.