Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 May 2018
Given an $n$-dimensional variety $Z$ with rational singularities, we conjecture that if $f:Y\rightarrow Z$ is a resolution of singularities whose reduced exceptional divisor $E$ has simple normal crossings, then
MM was partially supported by NSF grant DMS-1401227; MP was partially supported by NSF grant DMS-1405516.