Mumford vanishing for threefolds in positive characteristic

Abstract

Let $X$ be a projective klt threefold in characteristic $p>5$ and let $L$ be a nef Cartier divisor on $X$. We show that $H^1(X, -L)=0$ for the following two cases: (1) $K_X$ is not big and $L$ is big; (2) $-K_X$ is nef and $L$ is of numerical dimension two.