Automorphisms of 3-folds of general type acting trivially on cohomology

Abstract

Let $X$ be a minimal projective threefold of general type over $\mathbb{C}$ with only Gorenstein quotient singularities, and let ${\mathrm{Aut}}_{\mathbb{Q}}(X)$ be the subgroup of automorphisms acting trivially on $H^{\ast }(X,\mathbb{Q})$. In this paper, we show that if $X$ is of maximal Albanese dimension, then $|{\mathrm{Aut}}_{\mathbb{Q}}(X)|\le 6$. Moreover, if $X$ is nonsingular and $K_X$ is ample, then $|{\mathrm{Aut}}_{\mathbb{Q}}(X)|\le 5$. Seeking for higher-dimensional examples of varieties with nontrivial ${\mathrm{Aut}}_{\mathbb{Q}}(X)$, we concern $d$-folds $X$ isogenous to an unmixed product of curves. If $d=3$, we show that ${\mathrm{Aut}}_{\mathbb{Q}}(X)$ is a $2$-elementray abelian group whose order is at most $4$ under some conditions on their minimal realizations. Moreover, each of the possible groups can be realized. If $d\ge 3$, we give a sufficient condition for ${\mathrm{Aut}}_{\mathbb{Q}}(X)$ being trivial. Curiously, there exist examples of projective threefolds $X$ with terminal singularities and maximal Albanese dimension whose ${\mathrm{Aut}}_{\mathbb{Q}}(X)$ can have an arbitrarily large order.

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