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arxiv: 2606.25839 · v1 · pith:WYPB2K4Wnew · submitted 2026-06-24 · 🧮 math.AG

Rational (quasi-)elliptic surfaces with global vector fields in odd characteristic

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Rational elliptic and quasi-elliptic surfaces with global vector fields are Jacobian if the characteristic is not 3 or 5.

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The paper classifies rational elliptic and quasi-elliptic surfaces with global vector fields over algebraically closed fields of characteristic not 2. It determines the multiple and reducible fibers, the identity component of the automorphism scheme, and the moduli for each such surface. This leads to the corollary that these surfaces are Jacobian when the characteristic differs from 3 and 5, with counterexamples described in those small characteristics. A reader would care because the result gives a full structural description of these surfaces in positive characteristic.

Core claim

We classify rational elliptic and quasi-elliptic surfaces with global vector fields over arbitrary algebraically closed fields of characteristic p different from 2. For every such surface we determine the multiple and reducible fibers, the identity component of the automorphism scheme, and the moduli. As a corollary we deduce that rational (quasi-)elliptic surfaces with global vector fields are Jacobian if p is not 3 or 5 and we describe all counterexamples in small characteristics.

What carries the argument

The classification via multiple and reducible fibers and the identity component of the automorphism scheme.

If this is right

  • The multiple and reducible fibers are explicitly determined for each surface in the classification.
  • The identity component of the automorphism scheme is identified case by case.
  • The moduli of each type of surface is computed.
  • Such surfaces are Jacobian when the characteristic is not 3 or 5.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • One could check the classification by constructing explicit examples of the surfaces and their vector fields in various characteristics.
  • The results may inform the study of automorphism groups for other classes of surfaces in positive characteristic.
  • This classification could be extended to fields that are not algebraically closed.
  • The counterexamples in characteristics 3 and 5 might reveal special geometric features of those characteristics.

Load-bearing premise

The surfaces are defined over an algebraically closed field of characteristic different from 2 using the standard definitions of elliptic and quasi-elliptic fibrations and global vector fields.

What would settle it

A rational elliptic surface with a global vector field over an algebraically closed field of characteristic 7 that is not Jacobian would falsify the main corollary.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2606.25839 by Claudia Stadlmayr.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Non-Jacobian and Jacobian fibrations with global vector fields originating from [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p016_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Ze → Xe with incomplete (−2)-curve configuration on Ze From the Kodaira–Neron classification of fiber types and Lemma ´ 2.6 we see that the other two obvious (−2)-curves on Ze (in the left of the picture for Ze in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p017_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: Four possibilities for configurations of [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p018_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: Ze as a blow-up of a weak del Pezzo surface of type 1K (p = 2) From a comparison with [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p018_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: Non-Jacobian and Jacobian fibrations with global vector fields originating from [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p019_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: Non-Jacobian and Jacobian fibrations with global vector fields originating from [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p019_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: Ze → Xe with incomplete (−2)-curve configuration on Ze Aiming for the entire configuration of (−2)-curves on Ze, we recall from the classification of reducible fibers of Ze and Lemma 2.6 that the single (−2)-curve on Ze has to constitute a dual graph Ae1 together with another (−2)-curve, that we were not yet able to see as a negative curve on Xe. We will now determine the precise configuration – either I2 … view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: Ten possibilities for configurations of (−2)-curves on Ze When contracting the blue (−1)-curve in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p021_8.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 9. Figure 9: Ze as a blow-up of a weak del Pezzo surface Xe1F of type 1F Thus, in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p021_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 10. Figure 10: Non-Jacobian and Jacobian fibrations with global vector fields originating from [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p022_10.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 11. Figure 11: Non-Jacobian and Jacobian fibrations with global vector fields originating from [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p023_11.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 12. Figure 12: Non-Jacobian and Jacobian fibrations with global vector fields originating from [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p025_12.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 13. Figure 13: Non-Jacobian and Jacobian fibrations with global vector fields originating from [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p027_13.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 14. Figure 14: Non-Jacobian and Jacobian fibrations with global vector fields originating from [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p028_14.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 15. Figure 15: Non-Jacobian and Jacobian fibrations with global vector fields originating from [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p029_15.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 16. Figure 16: Non-Jacobian and Jacobian fibrations with global vector fields originating from [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p031_16.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 17. Figure 17: Non-Jacobian and Jacobian fibrations with global vector fields originating from [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p032_17.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 18. Figure 18: Non-Jacobian and Jacobian fibrations with global vector fields originating from [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p034_18.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 19. Figure 19: Non-Jacobian and Jacobian fibrations with global vector fields originating from [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p036_19.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 20. Figure 20: Non-Jacobian and Jacobian fibrations with global vector fields originating from [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p037_20.png] view at source ↗
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We classify rational elliptic and quasi-elliptic surfaces with global vector fields over arbitrary algebraically closed fields of characteristic $p \geq 0$ different from $2$. For every such surface, we determine the multiple and reducible fibers, the identity component of the automorphism scheme, and the moduli. As a corollary, we deduce that rational (quasi-)elliptic surfaces with global vector fields are Jacobian if $p \neq 3,5$ and we describe all counterexamples in small characteristics.

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Summary. The paper classifies rational elliptic and quasi-elliptic surfaces with global vector fields over algebraically closed fields of characteristic p ≥ 0 different from 2. For every such surface, it determines the multiple and reducible fibers, the identity component of the automorphism scheme, and the moduli. As a corollary, it deduces that these surfaces are Jacobian if p ≠ 3,5 and describes all counterexamples in characteristics 3 and 5.

Significance. If the classification holds, the work supplies a complete explicit description of these surfaces, including fiber data and automorphism schemes, which advances the study of rational surfaces in positive characteristic. The Jacobian corollary provides a clear distinction by characteristic and relies on standard definitions from the literature on elliptic and quasi-elliptic fibrations.

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We thank the referee for their summary of the manuscript. No specific major comments were provided in the report, so we have no point-by-point responses to address. We remain available to provide further details or clarifications if the 'uncertain' recommendation stems from any unstated concerns.

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full rationale

The paper is a classification result over standard definitions of elliptic/quasi-elliptic surfaces and global vector fields in positive characteristic. The abstract and context provide no equations, fitted parameters, or self-citations that reduce any derived quantity (multiple fibers, automorphism scheme, Jacobian property) to its own inputs by construction. The central claims rest on exhaustive case analysis using prior literature definitions rather than self-referential derivations, making the work self-contained.

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  • standard math Standard definitions and theorems on elliptic and quasi-elliptic surfaces over algebraically closed fields of positive characteristic
    The classification presupposes the usual notions of fibration, multiple fibers, and global vector fields from the existing literature.

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