pluricanonical

Pluricanonical refers to a concept in algebraic geometry related to the study of algebraic varieties and their canonical bundles. Specifically, it pertains to the multiple tensor powers of the canonical line bundle, denoted as the canonical divisor or canonical sheaf, on a complex algebraic variety or a complex manifold.

The canonical bundle, often symbolized as K, encapsulates intrinsic geometric properties of a variety, with sections of its tensor powers K^{⊗m} (for integer m ≥ 1) providing insights into the variety’s structure. When these tensor powers generate mappings into projective space, they are termed pluricanonical systems. The sections of these systems are called pluricanonical forms.

Pluricanonical maps are instrumental in the classification theory of algebraic varieties, especially in the minimal model program. They are used to analyze the variety's birational geometry and to determine when a variety of general type can be embedded or mapped into projective space via pluricanonical sections. Because higher tensor powers often exhibit better generation properties than the canonical bundle itself, pluricanonical techniques are essential in understanding the moduli, deformations, and boundedness of algebraic varieties.

The study of pluricanonical systems also involves various invariants, such as the plurigenus, which measures the dimension of the space of pluricanonical sections. The behavior and growth of these sections as m increases are central topics in the classification and birational geometry of higher-dimensional algebraic varieties.

Overall, pluricanonical concepts form a fundamental part of modern algebraic geometry, offering tools to explore and categorize complex geometric structures through their intrinsic canonical properties.