Theorem · version 2

Hodge would make cohomological projectors algebraic

Statement

If the rational Hodge conjecture holds on X×X for a smooth projective complex variety X of dimension d, each rational Künneth component of [Δ_X] in H^{2d}(X×X,Q) is represented by a rational codimension-d algebraic cycle.

Assumptions

  • X smooth projective over C.
  • Hodge conjecture on X×X, in codimension d.

Scope

A proved conditional implication using the Hodge type of diagonal components, not an unconditional construction of those cycles.

Evidence

Source reports

Connections

In this problem · publication v15 · Selected context

Hodge conjecture →

Conditional implication · Proved

Source-grounded deduction: Deligne §4 identifies these components as Hodge classes; §1 then supplies their algebraicity under the stated premise.

Scope: Algebraic representatives for the Künneth components of the diagonal, if Hodge holds on X×X.

Limit: Algebraicity of these particular classes remains open in general; the implication proves no new unconditional case.

A consequence under an open premise, not an additional resolved part of that premise.

Related statements

Applying the global conjecture to X×X would algebraize its diagonal projectors.

The linked Claim proves the implication under Hodge on the product; these projectors are not constructed unconditionally.

Details & sources
rational Hodge holds in all codimensions →

Open · version 2

For every smooth projective variety X over C and 0 ≤ p ≤ dim X, the rational cycle-class map CH^p(X)⊗Q → H^{2p}(X,Q) ∩ H^{p,p}(X) is surjective.

  • Smooth, projective and defined over C.
  • Rational coefficients; the intersection is taken after complexification.

Scope: All varieties and codimensions. A representative may be a rational combination of cycles, without positivity or uniqueness.

Hodge would make cohomological projectors algebraic →

Proved · version 2

If the rational Hodge conjecture holds on X×X for a smooth projective complex variety X of dimension d, each rational Künneth component of [Δ_X] in H^{2d}(X×X,Q) is represented by a rational codimension-d algebraic cycle.

  • X smooth projective over C.
  • Hodge conjecture on X×X, in codimension d.

Scope: A proved conditional implication using the Hodge type of diagonal components, not an unconditional construction of those cycles.

Relationship not independently reviewed.

Connection in Hodge conjecture →

Relationship not independently reviewed. This concerns its use in this problem.

Sources

Deligne · official Hodge description →

Pierre Deligne · Published

Official Clay problem description; historical exposition, not a current literature survey.

Revision & attribution

Source revision: official-description. Observed Oct 10, 2026.

The cited work does not report AI involvement; this is not an assertion that no AI was used.

Official description PDF: official-description. External evidence linked; no OpenMath execution or independent reproduction is asserted.

History

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Record details
Claim ID
claim-hodge-kunneth-consequence
Statement version
2
SHA-256
ffe5e7257ba5460cd35ff05b921e3067a0618fa61dfd21e2d08b5f03a9a070c4

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