On a conjecture of Beltrametti and Sommese

Abstract

Let X be a projective manifold of dimension n. Beltrametti and Sommese conjectured that if A is an ample divisor such that $K_X+(n-1)A$ is nef, then $K_X+(n-1)A$ has non-zero global sections. We prove a weak version of this conjecture in arbitrary dimension. In dimension three, we prove the stronger non-vanishing conjecture of Ambro, Ionescu and Kawamata and give an application to Seshadri constants.