On the Beauville--Bogomolov decomposition in characteristic $p\geq 0$

Abstract: We prove a variant of the Beauville--Bogomolov decomposition for weakly ordinary, or generally globally $F$-split, varieties $X$ with $K_X \sim 0$, in characteristic $p>0$. We also show that the weakly ordinary assumption in our statement cannot be dropped. Additionally, if the assumption $K_X \sim 0$ is replaced by $-K_X$ being semi-ample, we show the weaker statement that all closed fibers of the Albanese morphism are isomorphic. In the appendix written jointly with Giulio Codogni, we also deduce the singular version of the latter statement, in characteristic zero. Finally, we apply our main theorem to draw consequences to the behavior of rational points and fundamental groups of weakly ordinary $K$-trivial varieties in positive characteristic.