Jumping conics on a smooth quadric in $${\mathbb {P}_3}$$

We investigate the jumping conics of stable vector bundles E of rank 2 on a smooth quadric surface Q with the first Chern class c₁ = O_Q(-1,-1){c_1= \mathcal{O}_Q(-1,-1)} with respect to the ample line bundle O_Q(1,1){\mathcal {O}_Q(1,1)} . We show that the set of jumping conics of E is a hypersurface of degree c ₂(E) − 1 in \mathbb P₃^*{\mathbb {P}_3^{*}} . Using these hypersurfaces, we describe moduli spaces of stable vector bundles of rank 2 on Q in the cases of lower c ₂(E).     

Restricting semistable bundles on the projective plane to conics

We study the restrictions of rank 2 semistable vector bundles E on to conics. A Grauert-Mülich type theorem on the generic splitting is proven. The jumping conics are shown to have the scheme structure of a hypersurface of degree c₂(E) when c₁(E)=0 and of degree c₂(E)–1 when c₁(E)=–1. Some examples of jumping conics and jumping lines are studied in detail.Mathematics Subject Classification (2000):Primary:14J60; Secondary:14F05     

Decomposability criterion for linear sheaves

We establish a decomposability criterion for linear sheaves on ℙ ⁿ . Applying it to instanton bundles, we show, in particular, that every rank 2n instanton bundle of charge 1 on ℙ ⁿ is decomposable. Moreover, we provide an example of an indecomposable instanton bundle of rank 2n − 1 and charge 1, thus showing that our criterion is sharp.     

On Buchsbaum bundles on quadric hypersurfaces

Let E be an indecomposable rank two vector bundle on the projective space ℙ ⁿ , n ≥ 3, over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero. It is well known that E is arithmetically Buchsbaum if and only if n = 3 and E is a null-correlation bundle. In the present paper we establish an analogous result for rank two indecomposable arithmetically Buchsbaum vector bundles on the smooth quadric hypersurface Q _n ⊂ ℙ ⁿ⁺¹, n ≥ 3. We give in fact a full classification and prove that n must be at most 5. As to k-Buchsbaum rank two vector bundles on Q ₃, k ≥ 2, we prove two boundedness results.     

On the normal bundle to abelian surfaces embedded in ℙ4(ℂ)

In this note one computes the cohomology of the normal bundle N_X (and its twists) to any abelian surface X in ⁴() and one shows that N_X is simple. As a by-product we reobtain the results of Decker about the smoothness of the irreducible component of the moduli scheme M(–1,4) of rank 2 stable vector bundles on ⁴ with c₁=–1,c₂=4, along the orbit of the Horrocks-Mumford bundle by the action of SL₅ () (cf. [2]).     

Approximation by Conic Splines

We show that the complexity of a parabolic or conic spline approximating a sufficiently smooth curve with non-vanishing curvature to within Hausdorff distance ɛ is c ₁ɛ^−1/4 + O(1), if the spline consists of parabolic arcs, and c ₂ɛ^−1/5 + O(1), if it is composed of general conic arcs of varying type. The constants c ₁ and c ₂ are expressed in the Euclidean and affine curvature of the curve. We also show that the Hausdorff distance between a curve and an optimal conic arc tangent at its endpoints is increasing with its arc length, provided the affine curvature along the arc is monotone. This property yields a simple bisection algorithm for the computation of an optimal parabolic or conic spline. The research of SG and GV was partially supported by grant 6413 of the European Commission to the IST-2002 FET-Open project Algorithms for Complex Shapes in the Sixth Framework Program.     

Notes on varieties of codimension 3 in ℙ N

In this article I describe construction methods for smooth subvarieties of codimension 3 in projective spaces or other ambient spaces. The methods include liaison of 3-folds in ℙ⁶, sections in smooth reflexive sheaves, and Pfaffians of twisted skew-symmetric vector bundle morphisms. I use these methods to construct new families of 3-folds in ℙ⁶, and new codimension 3 submanifolds in ℙ⁸ and ℙ⁹. This article was processed using the LAT_EX macro package with LMAMULT style     

Generalizations of the odd degree theorem and applications

LetV ⊂ ℙℝ ⁿ be an algebraic variety, such that its complexificationV _ℂ ⊂ ℙ ⁿ is irreducible of codimensionm ≥ 1. We use a sufficient condition on a linear spaceL ⊂ ℙℝ ⁿ of dimensionm + 2r to have a nonempty intersection withV, to show that any six dimensional subspace of 5 × 5 real symmetric matrices contains a nonzero matrix of rank at most 3.     

Weighted integral formulas on manifolds

We present a method of finding weighted Koppelman formulas for (p,q)-forms on n-dimensional complex manifolds X which admit a vector bundle of rank n over X×X, such that the diagonal of X×X has a defining section. We apply the method to ℙ ⁿ and find weighted Koppelman formulas for (p,q)-forms with values in a line bundle over ℙ ⁿ . As an application, we look at the cohomology groups of (p,q)-forms over ℙ ⁿ with values in various line bundles, and find explicit solutions to the -equation in some of the trivial groups. We also look at cohomology groups of (0,q)-forms over ℙ ⁿ ×ℙ ^m with values in various line bundles. Finally, we apply our method to developing weighted Koppelman formulas on Stein manifolds.     

Linear series computing the Clifford index of a projective curve

For a (smooth irreducible) curveC of genus g and Clifford indexc>2 with a linear seriesg _d ^r computing c (so ) it is well known thatc + 2 ≤d ≤2 (c + 2), and if then 2c + 1 ≤g ≤ 2c + 4 unlessd = 2c + 4 in which caseg = 2c + 5. Let c ≥ 0 andg be integers. If 2c + 1 ≤g ≤2c + 4 we prove that for any integerd <g such thatd ≡c mod 2 andc + 2 ≤d < 2(c + 2) there exists a curve of genus g and Clifford index c with a g_d ^r computing c. Ford ≥c + 6 (i.e.r ≥ 3) we construct this curve on a surface of degree 2r-2 in ℙ^r, and ford ≥c + 8 (i.e.r ≥ 4) we show that such a curve cannot be found on a surface in ℙ^r of smaller degree. In fact, if g_d ^r computes the Clifford index c of C such thatc + 8 ≤d ≤ 2c + 3 then the birational morphism defined by this series cannot map C onto a (maybe, singular) curve contained in a surface of degree at most 2r-3 in ℙ^r.     

Bogomolov inequality for Higgs parabolic bundles

We show that over some smooth projective varieties every semistable Higgs logarithmic vector bundle is semistable in the ordinary sense, hence satisfies Bogomolov inequality. More generaly, we prove that semistable Higgs parabolic vector bundles of rank two over smooth projective varieties of dimension ≥ 2 satisfy the “parabolic” 'Bogomolov inequality Received: 1 March 1999 / Revised version: 11 June 1999     

Moduli of symplectic instanton vector bundles of higher rank on projective space ℙ<Superscript>3</Superscript>

Symplectic instanton vector bundles on the projective space ℙ³ constitute a natural generalization of mathematical instantons of rank-2. We study the moduli space I _n;r of rank-2r symplectic instanton vector bundles on ℙ³ with r ≥ 2 and second Chern class n ≥ r, n ≡ r (mod 2). We introduce the notion of tame symplectic instantons by excluding a kind of pathological monads and show that the locus I _n;r ^* of tame symplectic instantons is irreducible and has the expected dimension, equal to 4n(r + 1) −r(2r + 1).     

Chernklassen semi-stabiler Rang-3-vektorbündel auf kubischen Dreimannigfaltigkeiten

It is shown that the third Chern-number of a semistable Rk-3-vector bundle on a smooth hypersurface of degree 3 in ₄ can be bounded by the first and the second Chern-number of the bundle.     

Random walks,Kleinian groups,and bifurcation currents

Let (ρ _λ ) _λ∈Λ be a holomorphic family of representations of a finitely generated group G into PSL(2,ℂ), parameterized by a complex manifold Λ. We define a notion of bifurcation current in this context, that is, a positive closed current on Λ describing the bifurcations of this family of representations in a quantitative sense. It is the analogue of the bifurcation current introduced by DeMarco for holomorphic families of rational mappings on ℙ¹. Our definition relies on the theory of random products of matrices, so it depends on the choice of a probability measure μ on G.     

Continual limit in the Hermitian matrix model Ф6

We study the double scaling limits of the Hermitian matrix model Ф⁶ to the first Painlevé equation (ℙ₁) and the next “higher” equation ℙ ₁ ² of the ℙ₁ hierarchy. In the first case we show how to modify the initial condition to obtain the limit required, and in the second case we prove that the required limit exists. Bibliography: 9 titles. Translated fromZapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 187, pp. 40–52, 1990. Translated by S. I. Fedorov     

Elementary transformations and the rationality of the Moduli Spaces of Vector Bundles on ℙ<Superscript>2</Superscript>

In this work, using elementary transformations and prioritary sheaves, we establish birational maps between certain moduli spaces of stable vector bundles over ² with the same rank and different Chern classes. As an application we give a simple proof of the rationality of the moduli spaces M(r; c ₁, c ₂) of rank r stable vector bundles over ² with given Chern classes for a huge families of the triples (r; c ₁, c ₂).Partially supported by BFM2001-3584 Mathematics Subject Classification (2000):Primary 14D20, 14D05; Secondary 14F05     

The moduli component of the space of semistable rank-2 sheaves on ℙ3 with singularities of mixed dimension

A new irreducible component of the Gieseker–Maruyama moduli scheme M(3) of semistable coherent sheaves of rank 2 with Chern classes c₁ = 0, c₂ = 3, and c₃ = 0 on P³ such that its general point corresponds to a sheaf whose singular locus contains components of dimensions 0 and 1 is described. These sheaves are obtained by elementary transformations of stable reflexive sheaves of rank 2 with Chern classes c₁ = 0, c₂ = 2, and c₃ = 2 along the projective line. The constructed family of sheaves is the first example of an irreducible component of a Gieseker–Maruyama scheme whose general point corresponds to a sheaf with singularities of mixed dimension.

     

Rational curves on moduli spaces of vector bundles

We identify the spaces Hom_i(ℙ¹,M) fori = 1, 2, whereM is the moduli space of vector bundles of rank 2 and determinant isomorphic to ,x ₀ ∈X, on a compact Riemann surface of genusg ≥ 2.     

Steinberg triality groups acting on 2 ? (<Emphasis Type="Italic">v,k</Emphasis>, 1) designs

A 2 - (υ, k, 1) design D = (ℙ,ℙ, ℬ) is a system consisting of a finite set ℙ of υ points and a collection ℬ of ℙ-subsets of ℙ, called blocks, such that each 2-subset of ℙ is contained in precisely one block. Let G be an automorphism group of a 2-(υ, k, 1) design. Delandtsheer proved that if G is block-primitive and D is not a projective plane, then G is almost simple, that is, T ⩽ G ⩽ Aut(T), where T is a non-abelian simple group. In this paper, we prove that T is not isomorphic to ³ D ₄(q). This paper is part of a project to classify groups and designs where the group acts primitively on the blocks of the design.