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  "abstract": "We show that for every smooth complex cubic threefold $Y$, the fourfold $Y\\times\\mathbb{P}^1$ is irrational. As an application, we construct a smooth stably rational complex Fano variety $X$ which is irrational, while $X^m$ is rational for every $m\\geq2$ and $\\mathrm{Sym}^2 X$ is rational.",
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      "name": "Ting Gong"
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      "name": "Shitan Xu"
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  "title": "Irrationality of the first stabilization of a complex smooth cubic threefold",
  "title_text": "Irrationality of the first stabilization of a complex smooth cubic threefold",
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