Picard rank jumps for families of K3 surfaces in positive characteristic

Abstract

Let X/C be a non iso-trivial family of K3 surfaces over a curve C defined over characteristic p > 2 field. We show that if X avoids a necessary and structural obstruction coming from Frobenius, and satisfies a big monodromy condition, then there are infinitely may geometric fibers that have larger Picard rank than the geometric generic fiber.