Abstract:
This expository paper is concerned with the rationality problem for three-dimensional algebraic varieties with a conic bundle structure. The main methods of this theory are discussed, proofs of certain principal results are sketched, and some recent achievements are presented.
Many open problems are also stated.
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This work was partially supported by the Russian Academic Excellence Project ``5-100''. The paper was written while the author was visiting the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics (Bonn). He would like to thank the institute for the invitation and the excellent working conditions.
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