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Codimension of non-flat locus



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Let $X$, $Y$ be integral separated schemes of finite type over $mathbbC$, $Y$ be normal, $f:Xrightarrow Y$ be a surjective morphism of schemes. Can the non-flat locus of $f$ be non-empty and have codimension $geq 2$ in $X$?










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    Let $X$, $Y$ be integral separated schemes of finite type over $mathbbC$, $Y$ be normal, $f:Xrightarrow Y$ be a surjective morphism of schemes. Can the non-flat locus of $f$ be non-empty and have codimension $geq 2$ in $X$?










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          Let $Y$ be a cone over a smooth projective variety which is a product and projectively normal (so $Y$ is normal). For example let $Y$ be the cone over $mathbb P^1times mathbb P^1subseteq mathbb P^3$. In general, say $Y$ is a cone over $Vtimes W$.



          Next let $Hsubseteq W$ be an effective Cartier divisor (In the $mathbb P^1times mathbb P^1$ example, $H$ is simply a point) and let $H'=Vtimes H$. Finally, let
          $f:Xto Y$ be the blow up of $Y$ along its subscheme $Z$ which is the cone over $H'$. Then $f$ is an isomorphism (and hence flat) outside $Z$. Since $Z$ is a Weil divisor, which is Cartier except at the vertex, $f$ is a small morphism, so it is an isom outside a codimension $2$ subset.



          Addendum:
          Here is an example with $Y$ smooth. Start with the above example with $V=mathbb P^1$ and $W=mathbb P^n$ with $n>1$ and $Vtimes W$ embedded with the Segre embedding. Construct the same (and for the sake of avoiding confusion, let's denote it differently) $f_0:X_0to Y_0$ and let $vin Y_0$ denote the vertex of the cone. Then a relatively simple computation shows that then $f^-1(v)simeq V=mathbb P^1$ (for the actual computation see Prop 3.3 of this paper. Note that this means that the exceptional set of $f$ is $1$-dimensional. Another simple calculation shows that $X_0$ is smooth (this is where the choice of $V$, $W$ and the embedding matters).



          Now let $f:Xcolon =X_0times _Y_0X_0to Ycolon=X_0$. Then $f:Xto Y$ is birational (because of the dimensions there is only one component) and it's exceptional set (on $X$) is $2$-dimensional. From the construction and by the assumption that $n>1$ we obtain that $dim X=dim X_0= n+2>3$. Hence $f$ is an isomorphism (in particular, flat) outside a codimension $2$ subset of $X$ (but it is obviously not flat along the exceptional set).






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            what happens if $Y$ is smooth?
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            @StepanBanach: I added an example where $Y$ is smooth
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            The second example ($X$ and $Y$ smooth, $f$ iso away from a curve in $X$) seems to contradict van den Waerden's theorem. What am I missing?
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            @PiotrAchinger: I didn't claim that $X$ was smooth.
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            if I understand correctly, for a surjective birational morphism between connected smooth schemes of finite type over $mathbbC$, the non-flat locus can not be non-empty of codimension $geq 2$. Is it true that the non-flat locus of a surjective morphism between connected smooth schemes of finite type over $mathbbC$ can not be non-empty of codimension $geq 2$?
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          Let $n ge 2$, $X = mathbbA^n$, $Y = mathbbA^n/pm 1$ and $f colon X to Y$ the quotient morphism. The non-flat locus of $f$ is the point $f(0) in Y$.






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            Yes. Let $Y$ be $mathrmSpec k[w,x,y,z]/(wz-xy)$. Let $X$ be $mathrmProj k[w,x,y,z, s,t]/(wz-xy, wt-xs, yt-zs)$ where $w$, $x$, $y$ and $z$ are in degree $0$ and $s$ and $t$ are in degree $1$. Then $Y$ is three dimensional with a singularity at $w=x=y=z=0$. The map $X to Y$ is a resolution of this singularity; it is an ismorphism (and hence flat) away from the singularity and the fiber over the singularity is $mathbbP^1$, so the nonflat locus is $1$-dimensional inside the $3$-fold $X$.



            This is a special case Sándor Kovács example, namely, it is what happens when you blow up the cone on $mathbbP^1 times (mathrmpoint)$ inside the cone on $mathbbP^1 times mathbbP^1$.






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              Try $Y=mathrmSpec,mathbbC[x^4, x^3y, xy^3, y^4]$ and $X$ its normalization.






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                isn't the normalization of a normal scheme the identity morphism (whose non-flat locus is empty)?
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                @StepanBanach You did not mention normal in your question.
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              Let $Y$ be a cone over a smooth projective variety which is a product and projectively normal (so $Y$ is normal). For example let $Y$ be the cone over $mathbb P^1times mathbb P^1subseteq mathbb P^3$. In general, say $Y$ is a cone over $Vtimes W$.



              Next let $Hsubseteq W$ be an effective Cartier divisor (In the $mathbb P^1times mathbb P^1$ example, $H$ is simply a point) and let $H'=Vtimes H$. Finally, let
              $f:Xto Y$ be the blow up of $Y$ along its subscheme $Z$ which is the cone over $H'$. Then $f$ is an isomorphism (and hence flat) outside $Z$. Since $Z$ is a Weil divisor, which is Cartier except at the vertex, $f$ is a small morphism, so it is an isom outside a codimension $2$ subset.



              Addendum:
              Here is an example with $Y$ smooth. Start with the above example with $V=mathbb P^1$ and $W=mathbb P^n$ with $n>1$ and $Vtimes W$ embedded with the Segre embedding. Construct the same (and for the sake of avoiding confusion, let's denote it differently) $f_0:X_0to Y_0$ and let $vin Y_0$ denote the vertex of the cone. Then a relatively simple computation shows that then $f^-1(v)simeq V=mathbb P^1$ (for the actual computation see Prop 3.3 of this paper. Note that this means that the exceptional set of $f$ is $1$-dimensional. Another simple calculation shows that $X_0$ is smooth (this is where the choice of $V$, $W$ and the embedding matters).



              Now let $f:Xcolon =X_0times _Y_0X_0to Ycolon=X_0$. Then $f:Xto Y$ is birational (because of the dimensions there is only one component) and it's exceptional set (on $X$) is $2$-dimensional. From the construction and by the assumption that $n>1$ we obtain that $dim X=dim X_0= n+2>3$. Hence $f$ is an isomorphism (in particular, flat) outside a codimension $2$ subset of $X$ (but it is obviously not flat along the exceptional set).






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                what happens if $Y$ is smooth?
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                @StepanBanach: I added an example where $Y$ is smooth
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                The second example ($X$ and $Y$ smooth, $f$ iso away from a curve in $X$) seems to contradict van den Waerden's theorem. What am I missing?
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                @PiotrAchinger: I didn't claim that $X$ was smooth.
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                if I understand correctly, for a surjective birational morphism between connected smooth schemes of finite type over $mathbbC$, the non-flat locus can not be non-empty of codimension $geq 2$. Is it true that the non-flat locus of a surjective morphism between connected smooth schemes of finite type over $mathbbC$ can not be non-empty of codimension $geq 2$?
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              Let $Y$ be a cone over a smooth projective variety which is a product and projectively normal (so $Y$ is normal). For example let $Y$ be the cone over $mathbb P^1times mathbb P^1subseteq mathbb P^3$. In general, say $Y$ is a cone over $Vtimes W$.



              Next let $Hsubseteq W$ be an effective Cartier divisor (In the $mathbb P^1times mathbb P^1$ example, $H$ is simply a point) and let $H'=Vtimes H$. Finally, let
              $f:Xto Y$ be the blow up of $Y$ along its subscheme $Z$ which is the cone over $H'$. Then $f$ is an isomorphism (and hence flat) outside $Z$. Since $Z$ is a Weil divisor, which is Cartier except at the vertex, $f$ is a small morphism, so it is an isom outside a codimension $2$ subset.



              Addendum:
              Here is an example with $Y$ smooth. Start with the above example with $V=mathbb P^1$ and $W=mathbb P^n$ with $n>1$ and $Vtimes W$ embedded with the Segre embedding. Construct the same (and for the sake of avoiding confusion, let's denote it differently) $f_0:X_0to Y_0$ and let $vin Y_0$ denote the vertex of the cone. Then a relatively simple computation shows that then $f^-1(v)simeq V=mathbb P^1$ (for the actual computation see Prop 3.3 of this paper. Note that this means that the exceptional set of $f$ is $1$-dimensional. Another simple calculation shows that $X_0$ is smooth (this is where the choice of $V$, $W$ and the embedding matters).



              Now let $f:Xcolon =X_0times _Y_0X_0to Ycolon=X_0$. Then $f:Xto Y$ is birational (because of the dimensions there is only one component) and it's exceptional set (on $X$) is $2$-dimensional. From the construction and by the assumption that $n>1$ we obtain that $dim X=dim X_0= n+2>3$. Hence $f$ is an isomorphism (in particular, flat) outside a codimension $2$ subset of $X$ (but it is obviously not flat along the exceptional set).






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                what happens if $Y$ is smooth?
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                @StepanBanach: I added an example where $Y$ is smooth
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                The second example ($X$ and $Y$ smooth, $f$ iso away from a curve in $X$) seems to contradict van den Waerden's theorem. What am I missing?
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                – Piotr Achinger
                Apr 7 at 3:00










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                @PiotrAchinger: I didn't claim that $X$ was smooth.
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                if I understand correctly, for a surjective birational morphism between connected smooth schemes of finite type over $mathbbC$, the non-flat locus can not be non-empty of codimension $geq 2$. Is it true that the non-flat locus of a surjective morphism between connected smooth schemes of finite type over $mathbbC$ can not be non-empty of codimension $geq 2$?
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              Let $Y$ be a cone over a smooth projective variety which is a product and projectively normal (so $Y$ is normal). For example let $Y$ be the cone over $mathbb P^1times mathbb P^1subseteq mathbb P^3$. In general, say $Y$ is a cone over $Vtimes W$.



              Next let $Hsubseteq W$ be an effective Cartier divisor (In the $mathbb P^1times mathbb P^1$ example, $H$ is simply a point) and let $H'=Vtimes H$. Finally, let
              $f:Xto Y$ be the blow up of $Y$ along its subscheme $Z$ which is the cone over $H'$. Then $f$ is an isomorphism (and hence flat) outside $Z$. Since $Z$ is a Weil divisor, which is Cartier except at the vertex, $f$ is a small morphism, so it is an isom outside a codimension $2$ subset.



              Addendum:
              Here is an example with $Y$ smooth. Start with the above example with $V=mathbb P^1$ and $W=mathbb P^n$ with $n>1$ and $Vtimes W$ embedded with the Segre embedding. Construct the same (and for the sake of avoiding confusion, let's denote it differently) $f_0:X_0to Y_0$ and let $vin Y_0$ denote the vertex of the cone. Then a relatively simple computation shows that then $f^-1(v)simeq V=mathbb P^1$ (for the actual computation see Prop 3.3 of this paper. Note that this means that the exceptional set of $f$ is $1$-dimensional. Another simple calculation shows that $X_0$ is smooth (this is where the choice of $V$, $W$ and the embedding matters).



              Now let $f:Xcolon =X_0times _Y_0X_0to Ycolon=X_0$. Then $f:Xto Y$ is birational (because of the dimensions there is only one component) and it's exceptional set (on $X$) is $2$-dimensional. From the construction and by the assumption that $n>1$ we obtain that $dim X=dim X_0= n+2>3$. Hence $f$ is an isomorphism (in particular, flat) outside a codimension $2$ subset of $X$ (but it is obviously not flat along the exceptional set).






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              Let $Y$ be a cone over a smooth projective variety which is a product and projectively normal (so $Y$ is normal). For example let $Y$ be the cone over $mathbb P^1times mathbb P^1subseteq mathbb P^3$. In general, say $Y$ is a cone over $Vtimes W$.



              Next let $Hsubseteq W$ be an effective Cartier divisor (In the $mathbb P^1times mathbb P^1$ example, $H$ is simply a point) and let $H'=Vtimes H$. Finally, let
              $f:Xto Y$ be the blow up of $Y$ along its subscheme $Z$ which is the cone over $H'$. Then $f$ is an isomorphism (and hence flat) outside $Z$. Since $Z$ is a Weil divisor, which is Cartier except at the vertex, $f$ is a small morphism, so it is an isom outside a codimension $2$ subset.



              Addendum:
              Here is an example with $Y$ smooth. Start with the above example with $V=mathbb P^1$ and $W=mathbb P^n$ with $n>1$ and $Vtimes W$ embedded with the Segre embedding. Construct the same (and for the sake of avoiding confusion, let's denote it differently) $f_0:X_0to Y_0$ and let $vin Y_0$ denote the vertex of the cone. Then a relatively simple computation shows that then $f^-1(v)simeq V=mathbb P^1$ (for the actual computation see Prop 3.3 of this paper. Note that this means that the exceptional set of $f$ is $1$-dimensional. Another simple calculation shows that $X_0$ is smooth (this is where the choice of $V$, $W$ and the embedding matters).



              Now let $f:Xcolon =X_0times _Y_0X_0to Ycolon=X_0$. Then $f:Xto Y$ is birational (because of the dimensions there is only one component) and it's exceptional set (on $X$) is $2$-dimensional. From the construction and by the assumption that $n>1$ we obtain that $dim X=dim X_0= n+2>3$. Hence $f$ is an isomorphism (in particular, flat) outside a codimension $2$ subset of $X$ (but it is obviously not flat along the exceptional set).







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                what happens if $Y$ is smooth?
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                @StepanBanach: I added an example where $Y$ is smooth
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                The second example ($X$ and $Y$ smooth, $f$ iso away from a curve in $X$) seems to contradict van den Waerden's theorem. What am I missing?
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                @PiotrAchinger: I didn't claim that $X$ was smooth.
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                if I understand correctly, for a surjective birational morphism between connected smooth schemes of finite type over $mathbbC$, the non-flat locus can not be non-empty of codimension $geq 2$. Is it true that the non-flat locus of a surjective morphism between connected smooth schemes of finite type over $mathbbC$ can not be non-empty of codimension $geq 2$?
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                what happens if $Y$ is smooth?
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                – Stepan Banach
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                @StepanBanach: I added an example where $Y$ is smooth
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                The second example ($X$ and $Y$ smooth, $f$ iso away from a curve in $X$) seems to contradict van den Waerden's theorem. What am I missing?
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                – Piotr Achinger
                Apr 7 at 3:00










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                @PiotrAchinger: I didn't claim that $X$ was smooth.
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                if I understand correctly, for a surjective birational morphism between connected smooth schemes of finite type over $mathbbC$, the non-flat locus can not be non-empty of codimension $geq 2$. Is it true that the non-flat locus of a surjective morphism between connected smooth schemes of finite type over $mathbbC$ can not be non-empty of codimension $geq 2$?
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              what happens if $Y$ is smooth?
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              what happens if $Y$ is smooth?
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              @StepanBanach: I added an example where $Y$ is smooth
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              @StepanBanach: I added an example where $Y$ is smooth
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              The second example ($X$ and $Y$ smooth, $f$ iso away from a curve in $X$) seems to contradict van den Waerden's theorem. What am I missing?
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              – Piotr Achinger
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              The second example ($X$ and $Y$ smooth, $f$ iso away from a curve in $X$) seems to contradict van den Waerden's theorem. What am I missing?
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              – Piotr Achinger
              Apr 7 at 3:00












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              @PiotrAchinger: I didn't claim that $X$ was smooth.
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              – Sándor Kovács
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              if I understand correctly, for a surjective birational morphism between connected smooth schemes of finite type over $mathbbC$, the non-flat locus can not be non-empty of codimension $geq 2$. Is it true that the non-flat locus of a surjective morphism between connected smooth schemes of finite type over $mathbbC$ can not be non-empty of codimension $geq 2$?
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              – Aknazar Kazhymurat
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              if I understand correctly, for a surjective birational morphism between connected smooth schemes of finite type over $mathbbC$, the non-flat locus can not be non-empty of codimension $geq 2$. Is it true that the non-flat locus of a surjective morphism between connected smooth schemes of finite type over $mathbbC$ can not be non-empty of codimension $geq 2$?
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              Let $n ge 2$, $X = mathbbA^n$, $Y = mathbbA^n/pm 1$ and $f colon X to Y$ the quotient morphism. The non-flat locus of $f$ is the point $f(0) in Y$.






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                Let $n ge 2$, $X = mathbbA^n$, $Y = mathbbA^n/pm 1$ and $f colon X to Y$ the quotient morphism. The non-flat locus of $f$ is the point $f(0) in Y$.






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                  Let $n ge 2$, $X = mathbbA^n$, $Y = mathbbA^n/pm 1$ and $f colon X to Y$ the quotient morphism. The non-flat locus of $f$ is the point $f(0) in Y$.






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                  Let $n ge 2$, $X = mathbbA^n$, $Y = mathbbA^n/pm 1$ and $f colon X to Y$ the quotient morphism. The non-flat locus of $f$ is the point $f(0) in Y$.







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                      Yes. Let $Y$ be $mathrmSpec k[w,x,y,z]/(wz-xy)$. Let $X$ be $mathrmProj k[w,x,y,z, s,t]/(wz-xy, wt-xs, yt-zs)$ where $w$, $x$, $y$ and $z$ are in degree $0$ and $s$ and $t$ are in degree $1$. Then $Y$ is three dimensional with a singularity at $w=x=y=z=0$. The map $X to Y$ is a resolution of this singularity; it is an ismorphism (and hence flat) away from the singularity and the fiber over the singularity is $mathbbP^1$, so the nonflat locus is $1$-dimensional inside the $3$-fold $X$.



                      This is a special case Sándor Kovács example, namely, it is what happens when you blow up the cone on $mathbbP^1 times (mathrmpoint)$ inside the cone on $mathbbP^1 times mathbbP^1$.






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                        Yes. Let $Y$ be $mathrmSpec k[w,x,y,z]/(wz-xy)$. Let $X$ be $mathrmProj k[w,x,y,z, s,t]/(wz-xy, wt-xs, yt-zs)$ where $w$, $x$, $y$ and $z$ are in degree $0$ and $s$ and $t$ are in degree $1$. Then $Y$ is three dimensional with a singularity at $w=x=y=z=0$. The map $X to Y$ is a resolution of this singularity; it is an ismorphism (and hence flat) away from the singularity and the fiber over the singularity is $mathbbP^1$, so the nonflat locus is $1$-dimensional inside the $3$-fold $X$.



                        This is a special case Sándor Kovács example, namely, it is what happens when you blow up the cone on $mathbbP^1 times (mathrmpoint)$ inside the cone on $mathbbP^1 times mathbbP^1$.






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                          Yes. Let $Y$ be $mathrmSpec k[w,x,y,z]/(wz-xy)$. Let $X$ be $mathrmProj k[w,x,y,z, s,t]/(wz-xy, wt-xs, yt-zs)$ where $w$, $x$, $y$ and $z$ are in degree $0$ and $s$ and $t$ are in degree $1$. Then $Y$ is three dimensional with a singularity at $w=x=y=z=0$. The map $X to Y$ is a resolution of this singularity; it is an ismorphism (and hence flat) away from the singularity and the fiber over the singularity is $mathbbP^1$, so the nonflat locus is $1$-dimensional inside the $3$-fold $X$.



                          This is a special case Sándor Kovács example, namely, it is what happens when you blow up the cone on $mathbbP^1 times (mathrmpoint)$ inside the cone on $mathbbP^1 times mathbbP^1$.






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                          Yes. Let $Y$ be $mathrmSpec k[w,x,y,z]/(wz-xy)$. Let $X$ be $mathrmProj k[w,x,y,z, s,t]/(wz-xy, wt-xs, yt-zs)$ where $w$, $x$, $y$ and $z$ are in degree $0$ and $s$ and $t$ are in degree $1$. Then $Y$ is three dimensional with a singularity at $w=x=y=z=0$. The map $X to Y$ is a resolution of this singularity; it is an ismorphism (and hence flat) away from the singularity and the fiber over the singularity is $mathbbP^1$, so the nonflat locus is $1$-dimensional inside the $3$-fold $X$.



                          This is a special case Sándor Kovács example, namely, it is what happens when you blow up the cone on $mathbbP^1 times (mathrmpoint)$ inside the cone on $mathbbP^1 times mathbbP^1$.







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                              Try $Y=mathrmSpec,mathbbC[x^4, x^3y, xy^3, y^4]$ and $X$ its normalization.






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                                isn't the normalization of a normal scheme the identity morphism (whose non-flat locus is empty)?
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                                @StepanBanach You did not mention normal in your question.
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                              Try $Y=mathrmSpec,mathbbC[x^4, x^3y, xy^3, y^4]$ and $X$ its normalization.






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                                isn't the normalization of a normal scheme the identity morphism (whose non-flat locus is empty)?
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                                – Stepan Banach
                                Apr 5 at 17:21






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                                @StepanBanach You did not mention normal in your question.
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                              Try $Y=mathrmSpec,mathbbC[x^4, x^3y, xy^3, y^4]$ and $X$ its normalization.






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                              Try $Y=mathrmSpec,mathbbC[x^4, x^3y, xy^3, y^4]$ and $X$ its normalization.







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                                $begingroup$
                                isn't the normalization of a normal scheme the identity morphism (whose non-flat locus is empty)?
                                $endgroup$
                                – Stepan Banach
                                Apr 5 at 17:21






                              • 1




                                $begingroup$
                                @StepanBanach You did not mention normal in your question.
                                $endgroup$
                                – Mohan
                                Apr 5 at 18:28












                              • 3




                                $begingroup$
                                isn't the normalization of a normal scheme the identity morphism (whose non-flat locus is empty)?
                                $endgroup$
                                – Stepan Banach
                                Apr 5 at 17:21






                              • 1




                                $begingroup$
                                @StepanBanach You did not mention normal in your question.
                                $endgroup$
                                – Mohan
                                Apr 5 at 18:28







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                              $begingroup$
                              isn't the normalization of a normal scheme the identity morphism (whose non-flat locus is empty)?
                              $endgroup$
                              – Stepan Banach
                              Apr 5 at 17:21




                              $begingroup$
                              isn't the normalization of a normal scheme the identity morphism (whose non-flat locus is empty)?
                              $endgroup$
                              – Stepan Banach
                              Apr 5 at 17:21




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                              $begingroup$
                              @StepanBanach You did not mention normal in your question.
                              $endgroup$
                              – Mohan
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                              $begingroup$
                              @StepanBanach You did not mention normal in your question.
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                              Apr 5 at 18:28










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