SEMISTABILITY AND NUMERICALLY EFFECTIVENESS IN POSITIVE CHARACTERISTIC

Abstract

Let G be a connected reductive linear algebraic group defined over an algebraically closed field k of positive characteristic. Let Z(G) ⊂ G be the center, and [Formula: see text], where each Gi is simple with trivial center. For i ∈ [1, m], let ρi : G → Gi be the natural projection. Fix a proper parabolic subgroup P of G such that for each i ∈ [1, m], the image ρi(G) ⊂ Gi is a proper parabolic subgroup. Fix a strictly anti-dominant character χ of P such that χ is trivial on Z(G). Let M be a smooth projective variety, defined over k, equipped with a very ample line bundle ξ. Let EG → M be a principal G-bundle. We prove that the following six statements are equivalent: (1) The line bundle EG(χ) → EG/P associated to the principal P-bundle EG → EG/P for the character χ is numerically effective. (2) The sequence of principal G-bundles [Formula: see text] is bounded, where FM is the absolute Frobenius morphism of M. (3) The principal G-bundle EG is strongly semistable with respect to ξ, and c2( ad (EG)) is numerically equivalent to zero. (4) The principal G-bundle EG is strongly semistable with respect to ξ, and [c2( ad (EG))c1(ξ)d-2] = 0. (5) The adjoint vector bundle ad (EG) is numerically effective. (6) For every pair of the form (Y,ψ), where Y is an irreducible smooth projective curve and ψ : Y → M is a morphism, the principal G-bundle ψ*EG → Y is semistable.