Spectral Fingerprints of Algebraic Cycles: A Hodge-Theoretic Approach to the Hodge Conjecture and Special L-Values

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Main Authors: Hajebi, Bita, Hajebi, Pooya
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Hajebi, Pooya
contents This paper introduces and develops the "Spectral Fingerprint Philosophy" for detecting algebraic cycles on complex algebraic varieties, particularly K3 surfaces. This framework proposes that algebraic cycles can be revealed through intrinsic Hodge-theoretic and arithmetic data, leveraging the algebraic structure of period relations, Picard-Fuchs differential equations, and special values of motivic L-functions. The methodology extends to $(k,k)$-Hodge cycles on higher-dimensional Kähler manifolds, formulating a general criterion that links vanishing linear combinations of periods (interpreted as "spectral fingerprints") to the algebraicity of cycles and the arithmetic of corresponding L-functions. This perspective reframes the Hodge Conjecture as a statement about the algebraicity of spectral data within the variation of Hodge structures. A key contribution is the proposal and proof of a novel algebraic divisor on the Kummer K3 surface $X_{-1}$, which arises from complex multiplication (CM) on the elliptic curve $E_{2}(-1)$. By explicitly analyzing the period structure of $X_{-1}$, a non-trivial linear relation among period integrals, constituting the spectral fingerprint of this divisor, is derived. This result exemplifies how CM relations induce additional Hodge cycles and illustrates the broader philosophy behind spectral criteria for algebraicity, grounding the theory in established mathematical results and presenting concrete examples through case studies of genus-2 Riemann surfaces and Kummer K3 surfaces.
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spellingShingle Spectral Fingerprints of Algebraic Cycles: A Hodge-Theoretic Approach to the Hodge Conjecture and Special L-Values
Hajebi, Bita
Hajebi, Pooya
Algebraic Geometry
This paper introduces and develops the "Spectral Fingerprint Philosophy" for detecting algebraic cycles on complex algebraic varieties, particularly K3 surfaces. This framework proposes that algebraic cycles can be revealed through intrinsic Hodge-theoretic and arithmetic data, leveraging the algebraic structure of period relations, Picard-Fuchs differential equations, and special values of motivic L-functions. The methodology extends to $(k,k)$-Hodge cycles on higher-dimensional Kähler manifolds, formulating a general criterion that links vanishing linear combinations of periods (interpreted as "spectral fingerprints") to the algebraicity of cycles and the arithmetic of corresponding L-functions. This perspective reframes the Hodge Conjecture as a statement about the algebraicity of spectral data within the variation of Hodge structures. A key contribution is the proposal and proof of a novel algebraic divisor on the Kummer K3 surface $X_{-1}$, which arises from complex multiplication (CM) on the elliptic curve $E_{2}(-1)$. By explicitly analyzing the period structure of $X_{-1}$, a non-trivial linear relation among period integrals, constituting the spectral fingerprint of this divisor, is derived. This result exemplifies how CM relations induce additional Hodge cycles and illustrates the broader philosophy behind spectral criteria for algebraicity, grounding the theory in established mathematical results and presenting concrete examples through case studies of genus-2 Riemann surfaces and Kummer K3 surfaces.
title Spectral Fingerprints of Algebraic Cycles: A Hodge-Theoretic Approach to the Hodge Conjecture and Special L-Values
topic Algebraic Geometry
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.07234