Reducibility of Punctual Hilbert Schemes of Cone Varieties

In this short note we show that for any pair of positive integers (d, n) with n > 2 and d > 1 or n = 2 and d > 4, there always exist projective varieties X ? ? ^N of dimension n and degree d and an integer s ₀ such that Hilb ^s (X) is reducible for all s ≥ s ₀. X will be a projective cone in ? ^N over an arbitrary projective variety Y ? ? ^N?1. In particular, we show that, opposite to the case of smooth surfaces, there exist projective surfaces with a single isolated singularity which have reducible Hilbert scheme of points.     

Real Hypersurfaces Having Many Pseudo-hyperplanes

Abstract

Let nand dbe natural integers satisfying n ≥ 3 and d ≥ 10. Let Xbe an irreducible real hypersurface Xin ? ⁿ of degree dhaving many pseudo-hyperplanes. Suppose that Xis not a projective cone. We show that the arrangement ? of all d ? 2 pseudo-hyperplanes of Xis trivial, i.e., there is a real projective linear subspace Lof ? ⁿ (?) of dimension n ? 2 such that L ? Hfor all H ∈ ?. As a consequence, the normalization of Xis fibered over ?¹in quadrics. Both statements are in sharp contrast with the case n = 2; the first statement also shows that there is no Brusotti-type result for hypersurfaces in ? ⁿ , for n ≥ 3.     

Ample Vector Bundles with Small g − q

Let X be a smooth complex projective variety and let Z ? X be a smooth submanifold of dimension ≥ 2, which is the zero locus of a section of an ample vector bundle ? of rank dim X ? dim Z ≥ 2 on X. Let H be an ample line bundle on X, whose restriction H _Z to Z is generated by global sections. The structure of triplets (X,?,H) as above is described under the assumption that the curve genus of the corank-1 vector bundle ? ⊕ H ^{⊕ (dim Z?1)} is ≤ h ¹( _X ) + 2.     

On Singular Varieties Having an Extremal Secant Line

ABSTRACT

Let X be a nondegenerate subvariety of degree d and codimension e in the projective space ? ⁿ . If X is smooth, any multisecant line to X cuts X along a 0-dimensional scheme of length at most d ? e + 1. Moreover, smooth varieties X having a (d ? e + 1)-secant line (an extremal secant line) have been completely classified, extending del Pezzo and Bertini classification of varieties of minimal degree. In this article, we almost completely classify possibly singular varieties having an extremal secant line, without any assumptions on the singularities of X. First, we show that, if e ≠ 2, a multisecant line to X meets X along a 0-dimensional scheme of length at most d ? e + 1. Then, we completely classify singular varieties having a (d ? e + 1)-secant line for e ≠ 3. A partial result is provided in case e = 3.     

Projective Varieties Swept Out by Rational Normal Curves

Let X ? ? ⁿ be a complex nondegenerate projective variety of dimension m ≥ 2. For t ≤ n ? m and a general q ∈ ? ⁿ , the linear space L _q spanned by q and t general points of X meets X in a finite set of points. We classify those X ? ? ⁿ for which there exists a point q ∈ ? ⁿ such that L _q meets X in a positive dimensional variety. If this occurs, there exists d ≤ n ? m such that a degree d rational normal curve through d general points of X is contained in X. Examples of this situation are provided. An infinitesimal generalization of part of the main result is also stated.     

On the Unit Groups of Commutative Modular Group Algebras of KT-Groups

ABSTRACT

In this article, we prove that the inner projection of a projective curve with higher linear syzygies has also higher linear syzygies. Specifically, if a very ample line bundle ? on a smooth projective curve X satisfies property N _p for p  ≥  1 and H ¹ (? ^? 2) =  0 , then ?( ?  q ) satisfies property N _{p ? 1} for any point q  ∈  X . We also give simple proofs of well-known theorems about syzygies and raise some questions related to the line bundles of degree 2 g which do not satisfy property N ₁ .     

On Rational Varieties Smooth Except at a Seminormal Singular Point

We construct a class of projective rational varieties X of any dimension m ≥ 1, which are smooth except at a point O, with the projective space ? ^m as normalization, having smooth branches, and reduced projectivized tangent cone in O. The Hilbert function of X is considered and is explicitly computed when the point O is seminormal. Indeed, we study seminormality, obtaining necessary and sufficient conditions for O to be seminormal and show that in such case the tangent cone is reduced and seminormal.     

Projectively normal embeddings of an algebraic curve with a net

Let $X$ be a smooth irreducible algebraic curve of genus $g$. The projective normality of a complete embedding of $X$ is determined by only its quadratic normality in case the embedding is of degree at least $g$. This means that the complete embedding fails to be projectively normal if and only if it admits an effective divisor which fails to impose independent conditions on quadrics in the embedded projective space. Thus if $X$ admits a net, then it is interesting to compare the conditions for the projective normality of an embedding of $X$ with properties of conic sections of the plane curve given by the net. For such a curve $X$ with a net, we show that the projectively normal embeddings are closely related to properties of conic sections.     

On the Number of Galois Points for a Plane Curve in Positive Characteristic

We study Galois points for a plane smooth curve C ? P ² of degree d ≥ 4 in characteristic p > 2. We generalize Yoshihara's result on the number of inner (resp., outer) Galois points to positive characteristic under the assumption that d ? 1 (resp., d ? 0) modulo p. As an application, we also find the number of Galois points in the case that d = p.     

On the Non-Splitting of the Normal Bundle Sequence

In a recent article, Paltin Ionescu and Flavia Repetto proved that if X ? ? ⁿ is a smooth projective variety over ? such that its normal bundle sequence splits over some curve C ? X, then X a linear subspace in ? ⁿ . In this note, we give a purely geometric proof of this result that is valid in arbitrary characteristic.     

Remarks on Projective Algebraic Fiber Spaces Over Curves

Let f:X → C be a fibration over curve C with general fiber F. Some numerical characteristics of h ⁱ ( _X ) in terms of h ⁱ ( _F ), the genus g(C) and the degree of direct image sheaves R ⁱ f _? (ω _X/C ) are given. If f is the derived fibration induced by m-canonical map, further numerical characterizations of m-plurigenus of F are given.     

On Copure Projective Modules and Copure Projective Dimensions

Let R be any ring. A right R-module M is called n-copure projective if Ext¹(M, N) = 0 for any right R-module N with fd(N) ≤ n, and M is said to be strongly copure projective if Ext ⁱ (M, F) = 0 for all flat right R-modules F and all i ≥ 1. In this article, firstly, we present some general properties of n-copure projective modules and strongly copure projective modules. Then we define and investigate copure projective dimensions of modules and rings. Finally, more properties and applications of n-copure projective modules, strongly copure projective modules and copure projective dimensions are given over coherent rings with finite self-FP-injective dimension.     

Nodal Curves with General Moduli on K3 Surfaces

We investigate the modular properties of nodal curves on a low genus K3 surface. We prove that a general genus g curve C is the normalization of a δ-nodal curve X sitting on a primitively polarized K3 surface S of degree 2p ? 2, for 2 ≤ g = p ? δ < p ≤ 11. The proof is based on a local deformation-theoretic analysis of the map from the stack of pairs (S, X) to the moduli stack of curves ? _g that associates to X the isomorphism class [C] of its normalization.     

Irreducibility Criterion Over Finite Fields

The aim of this article is to prove the irreducibility of the polynomial Λ(Y) = Y ^d  + λ _d?1 Y ^d?1 + … + λ₀ over 𝔽 _q [X] where λ _i ∈ 𝔽 _q [X] and deg λ _d?1 > deg λ _i for each i ≠ d ? 1. We discuss in particular connections between the irreducible polynomials Λ and the number of Pisot elements in the case of formal power series.     

Gaussian Property of the Rings R(X) and R〈X〉

The content of a polynomial f over a commutative ring R is the ideal c(f) of R generated by the coefficients of f. A commutative ring R is said to be Gaussian if c(fg) = c(f)c(g) for every polynomials f and g in R[X]. A number of authors have formulated necessary and sufficient conditions for R(X) (respectively, R?X?) to be semihereditary, have weak global dimension at most one, be arithmetical, or be Prüfer. An open question raised by Glaz is to formulate necessary and sufficient conditions that R(X) (respectively, R?X?) have the Gaussian property. We give a necessary and sufficient condition for the rings R(X) and R?X? in terms of the ring R in case the square of the nilradical of R is zero.     

Reduction criteria for modules

RÉSUMÉ

On vérifie, en degré d ≤ 11, la conjecture suivante: “le schéma de Hilbert des courbes lisses connexes de degré d et de genre g de l'espace projectif á trois dimensions sur le corps des complexes est irréductible pour g ≤ 2d ? 9”

ABSTRACT

We check that the following conjecture holds true for d ≤ 11 : “the Hilbert scheme of smooth and connected space curves of degree d and genus g is irreducible provided that g ≤ 2d ? 9.”