Counting $h^0(D)$ on primary Burniat surfaces

Abstract

We study the cohomology of divisors on a Burniat surface $X$ with $K_X^2=6$. We provide an algorithm for computing the cohomology groups of arbitrary divisors on $X$. As an application, we prove that there are no Ulrich line bundles\,(with respect to an arbitrary polarization), and that there exists an Ulrich vector bundle of rank 2 with respect to $3K_X$. The existence of Ulrich vector bundle of rank 2 was previously established by Casnati, but our construction yields one that cannot be obtained by his method.