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Rational singularities are related via reduction mod p to a notion called F-rationality, which is defined in terms of the Frobenius endomorphism. In this talk, I will explore whether F-rationality is inherited by a general hyperplane section of a quasi-projective variety. I will explain why this question has a negative answer in general, but an affirmative one provided that the variety X admits a Frobenius splitting. This is based on joint work with Alessandro De Stefani and Thomas Polstra.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A classical principle in algebraic geometry is that a general hyperplane section of a variety should have singularities no worse than those of the variety itself. 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