Level structures on cyclic covers of $\mathbb{P}^n$ and the homology of Fermat hypersurfaces

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Main Author: Looijenga, Eduard
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Published: 2026
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contents Let $Z'\subset \mathbb{P}^{n}$ be a smooth projective hypersurface of degree $d>1$ and let $Z\to \mathbb{P}^n$ be the $μ_d$-cover totally ramified along $Z'$. We relate full level $d$ structures on the primitive cohomology $Z'$ with full level $d$ structures on the primitive cohomology of $Z$. In the special case, $d=n=3$ this makes a marking of a smooth cubic surface determine a level $3$-structure on the associated cubic threefold, thereby answering a question by Beauville. We expect many more such applications.
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spellingShingle Level structures on cyclic covers of $\mathbb{P}^n$ and the homology of Fermat hypersurfaces
Looijenga, Eduard
Algebraic Geometry
Let $Z'\subset \mathbb{P}^{n}$ be a smooth projective hypersurface of degree $d>1$ and let $Z\to \mathbb{P}^n$ be the $μ_d$-cover totally ramified along $Z'$. We relate full level $d$ structures on the primitive cohomology $Z'$ with full level $d$ structures on the primitive cohomology of $Z$. In the special case, $d=n=3$ this makes a marking of a smooth cubic surface determine a level $3$-structure on the associated cubic threefold, thereby answering a question by Beauville. We expect many more such applications.
title Level structures on cyclic covers of $\mathbb{P}^n$ and the homology of Fermat hypersurfaces
topic Algebraic Geometry
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.16599