New York Journal of Mathematics
Volume 19 (2013) 793-822

  

Charles Vial

Projectors on the intermediate algebraic Jacobians

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Published: November 7, 2013
Keywords: Chow-Künneth decomposition, Kimura finite-dimensionality, motives, projectors
Subject: 14C15, 14C25

Abstract
Let X be a complex smooth projective variety of dimension d. Under some assumptions on the cohomology of X, we construct mutually orthogonal idempotents in CHd(X × X) ⊗ Q whose action on algebraically trivial cycles coincides with the Abel-Jacobi map. Such a construction generalizes Murre's construction of the Albanese and Picard idempotents and makes it possible to give new examples of varieties admitting a self-dual Chow-Künneth decomposition as well as new examples of varieties having a Kimura finite-dimensional Chow motive. For instance, we prove that fourfolds with Chow group of zero-cycles supported on a curve (e.g., rationally connected fourfolds) have a self-dual Chow-Künneth decomposition. We also prove that hypersurfaces of very low degree are Kimura finite-dimensional.

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by a Nevile Research Fellowship at Magdalene College, Cambridge and an EPSRC Postdoctoral Fellowship under grant EP/H028870/1. I would like to thank both institutions for their support.


Author information

DPMMS, University of Cambridge, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WB, UK
C.Vial@dpmms.cam.ac.uk