A geometric criterion for Kuga–Satake algebraicity
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Let (S,h) be a primitively amply polarized projective complex K3 surface. Put $V=h\perp $ in $H^{2}(S,Q)$, with its primitive quadratic Hodge structure, and assume $Hg(V)=SO(V,q)$, so $T(S)=V$. Are the following three conditions equivalent? First, some rational codimension-two correspondence from S to a complex abelian variety acts nontrivially on V. Second, there is a smooth connected projective surface Y and a dominant generically finite morphism $f:Y\to S$ such that tracing the wedge products of holomorphic one-forms on Y to $H^{0}(S,\Omega ^{2}_S)$ gives a nonzero map. Third, for every specified standard full Kuga–Satake Clifford, polarization and realization datum, a rational codimension-two cycle induces the prescribed Kuga–Satake map on $T(S)=V$.Short English statement
Let (S,h) be a primitively amply polarized projective complex K3 surface. Put $V=h\perp $ in $H^{2}(S,Q)$, with its primitive quadratic Hodge structure, and assume $Hg(V)=SO(V,q)$, so $T(S)=V$. Are the following three conditions equivalent? First, some rational codimension-two correspondence from S to a complex abelian variety acts nontrivially on V. Second, there is a smooth connected projective surface Y and a dominant generically finite morphism $f:Y\to S$ such that tracing the wedge products of holomorphic one-forms on Y to $H^{0}(S,\Omega ^{2}_S)$ gives a nonzero map. Third, for every specified standard full Kuga–Satake Clifford, polarization and realization datum, a rational codimension-two cycle induces the prescribed Kuga–Satake map on $T(S)=V$.Sources
- S1 Original question source or mathematical context. http://www.openproblemgarden.org/op/the_hodge_conjecture.
- S2 Original question source or mathematical context. https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.18134.
- S3 Original question source or mathematical context. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodge_conjecture.
- S4 Original question source or mathematical context. https://www.claymath.org/library/monographs/MPPc.pdf.
- S5 Original question source or mathematical context. https://www.claymath.org/millennium/hodge-conjecture/.
- S6 Original question source or mathematical context. https://www.claymath.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hodge.pdf.
- S7 Original question source or mathematical context. https://zenodo.org/records/22701510.
- S8 OpenAI, manuscript citation page. Source of the formulation motivating this local problem. https://github.com/openai/math/blob/adc7f1241b42e322a6451854ab7e4b4c146bf78a/preprints/A-Conditional-Reduction-for-Algebraic-Kuga-Satake-Correspondences-September-10-2026/README.md.
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Manuscript 1 (family 032, 2026-09-10): The problem selects the mathematical statement summarized here, including its stated hypotheses and parameter range. The cited theorem gives a claimed proof of that assertion in full.
A geometric criterion for Kuga–Satake algebraicity
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A nonzero algebraic map from generic primitive K3 cohomology to an abelian target is claimed to recover the exact Kuga--Satake correspondence; existence of that starting map remains an assumption. The cited manuscript argues for that result; its relation to this problem is specified below.Mathematical statement of the claimed result
Mathematical claim 1.
Let $(S,h)$ be a primitively amply polarized projective complex K3 surface, put $V=h^\perp\subset H^2(S,\mathbb Q)$ with cup-product form $q$, and assume $\operatorname{Hg}(V)=\operatorname{SO}(V,q)$. This hypothesis implies $T(S)=\operatorname{NS}(S)_{\mathbb Q}^{\perp}=V$. For any stipulated rational quadratic polarization and full standard even-Clifford Kuga--Satake construction, including parity, weight-one polarization and isogenous realization, write $A_S$ for its abelian variety and $\kappa_S:V\to H^2(A_S^2,\mathbb Q)$ for the prescribed map. OpenAI asserts equivalence of these three existence statements: (i) some abelian variety $B$ admits a rational codimension-two cycle on $S\times B$ inducing a nonzero map from $V$ to $H^2(B,\mathbb Q)$; (ii) a smooth connected projective surface $Y$ admits a dominant generically finite map $f:Y\to S$ with \[ f_*\operatorname{im}\left(\bigwedge^2 H^0(Y,\Omega_Y^1)\longrightarrow H^0(Y,\Omega_Y^2)\right)\ne0; \] (iii) some $\Gamma\in\operatorname{CH}^2(S\times A_S^2)_{\mathbb Q}$ satisfies $\Gamma_*|_V=\kappa_S$. Thus algebraicity is conditional on either equivalent geometric input; this theorem does not assert that every K3 surface has that input.Outline of the argument
Manuscript 1 (family 032, 2026-09-10): Acting independently on each weight-one factor reconstructs the Clifford multiplicities, and rational descent treats nonsplit algebras. Hilbert parameter spaces carry the specified flat cycle class to special periods, while signed square-root comparisons keep the polarization normalization fixed.Formal verification
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- OpenAI, A Conditional Reduction for Algebraic Kuga–Satake Correspondences, 2026-09-10; citation key
OAI:A-Conditional-Reduction-for-Algebraic-Kuga-Satake-Correspondences-September-10-2026. PDF (GitHub); PDF (direct); Manuscript page and citation; Latest version; Statement source: main:generic. - OpenAI catalogue entry.