On cyclic caps in 4-dimensional projective spaces

For any divisor k of q ⁴−1, the elements of a group of k th-roots of unity can be viewed as a cyclic point set C _k in PG(4,q). An interesting problem, connected to the theory of BCH codes, is to determine the spectrum A(q) of maximal divisors k of q ⁴−1 for which C _k is a cap. Recently, Bierbrauer and Edel [Edel and Bierbrauer (2004) Finite Fields Appl 10:168–182] have proved that 3(q ² + 1)∈A(q) provided that q is an even non-square. In this paper, the odd order case is investigated. It is proved that the only integer m for which m(q ² + 1)∈A(q) is m = 2 for q ≡ 3 (mod 4), m = 1 for q ≡ 1 (mod 4). It is also shown that when q ≡ 3 (mod 4), the cap is complete.      

Embedding linear spaces with two line degrees in finite projective planes

In this paper we shall classify all finite linear spaces with line degrees n and n-k having at most n²+n+1 lines. As a consequence of this classification it follows: If n is large compared with k, then any such linear space can be embedded in a projective plane of order n–1 or n.     

Derivable nets and 3-dimensional projective spaces II; the structure

Partially supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.     

Finite planar spaces with projective points

In this paper a class of finite planar spaces with projective points is characterized.     

On the number of lines in 4-dimensional linear spaces

Assuming a weak non-degeneracy condition, we show that a linear spaceL of dimension at least 4 withv=q ⁴+q ³+q ²+q+1 points,q > 1 any positive real number, has at least (q²+1)v lines with equality if and only ifq is a prime power andL = PG(4,q).Dedicated to H. Mäurer on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

Maps into projective spaces

We compute the cohomology of the Picard bundle on the desingularization $\tilde{J}^d(Y)$ of the compactified Jacobian of an irreducible nodal curve Y. We use it to compute the cohomology classes of the Brill–Noether loci in $\tilde{J}^d(Y)$ . We show that the moduli space M of morphisms of a fixed degree from Y to a projective space has a smooth compactification. As another application of the cohomology of the Picard bundle, we compute a top intersection number for the moduli space M confirming the Vafa–Intriligator formulae in the nodal case.     

Intersection theory of projective linear spaces

We study the intersection theory of a class of projective linear spaces (generalizations of projective space bundles in which the fibres are linear but of varying dimensions). In particular we give exact sequences for the Chow and Chow cohomology groups reminiscent of those for regular blowups. During this research the author was supported by a Sloan foundation doctoral disertation fellowship     

Embedding of Stein spaces into sequence spaces

In this note we show that a connected, reduced Stein space X of arbitrary dimension admits a holomorphic embedding into various sequence spaces, for example into s,s',0(ⁿ) or 1,T₂,...,T_n>, and also into infinite dimensional complex Banach spaces. As an application we prove that the Fréchet space 0 (X) of holomorphic functions on X is a quotient of s.     

A remark on the uniqueness of embeddings of linear spaces into desarguesian projective planes

Suppose that q ? 2 is a prime power. We show that a linear space with a(q + 1)² + (q + 1) points, where a ? 0.763, can be embedded in at most one way in a desarguesian projective plane of order q. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Isometric embeddings of real projective spaces into Euclidean spaces

This paper studies isometric embeddings of RPn via non-degenerate symmetric bilinear maps. The main result shows the infimum dimension of target Euclidean spaces among these constructions for RPn is . Next, we construct Veronese maps by induction, which realize the infimum. Finally, we give a simple proof of Rigidity Theorem of Veronese maps.     

Embedding Levy families into Banach spaces

We prove that if a metric probability space with a usual concentration property embeds into a finite dimensional Banach space X, then X has a Euclidean subspace of a proportional dimension. In particular this yields a new characterization of weak cotype 2. We also find optimal lower estimates on embeddings of metric spaces with concentration properties into , generalizing estimates of Bourgain—Lindenstrauss—Milman, Carl—Pajor and Gluskin. Submitted: February 2001, Revised: August 2001.     

Remarks on osculating linear spaces to projective varieties

Let X P^N be an integral n-dimensional variety and m(X, P, i) (resp. m(X, i)), 1 i N - n + 1, the Hermite invariants of X measuring the osculating behaviour of X at P (resp. at its general point). Here we prove m(X, x) + m(X, y) m(X, x + y) and m(X, P, x) + m(X, y) m(X, P, x + y) for all integers x, y such that x + y N - n + 1, the case n = 1 being known (M. Homma, A. Garcia and E. Esteves).*Partially supported by MIUR and GNSAGA of INdAM (Italy).