Second order theta divisors on PrymsVan Geemen and van der Geer, Donagi, Beauville and Debarre proposed characterizations of the locus of jacobians which use the linear system of 2Θ-divisors. We give new evidence for these…E. Izadi·Apr 23, 1997SaveLearn
Towards a Halphen theory of linear series on curvesA linear series on a curve C in P3 is "primary" when it does not contain the series cut by planes. We provide a lower bound for the degree of these series, in terms of deg(C), g(C) and of…Luca Chiantini, Ciro Ciliberto·Apr 19, 1997SaveLearn
Bertini and his two fundamental theoremsAfter reviewing Bertini's life story, a fascinating drama, we make a critical examination of the old statements and proofs of Bertini's two fundamental theorems, the theorem on variable…Steven L. Kleiman·Apr 17, 1997SaveLearn
An algorithm for computing the integral closureIn this article we give an algorithm for computing the integral closure of a reduced Noetherian ring R, in case this integral closure is finitely generated over R.Theo de Jong·Apr 16, 1997SaveLearn
On the irreducibility of the punctual Quotient Scheme of a SurfaceWe prove that the Quot-scheme of finite quotients of a vector bundle which are of a given length and supported in one point, is irreducible and of the expected dimension.Geir Ellingsrud, Manfred Lehn·Apr 15, 1997SaveLearn
Non-Abelian Brill-Noether theory and Fano 3-foldsA Brill-Noether locus is a subscheme of the moduli of bundles E over a curve C defined by requiring E to have a given number of sections, or homomorphisms from another bundle. There are a number of…Shigeru Mukai·Apr 15, 1997SaveLearn
Rozansky-Witten invariants via Atiyah classesRecently, L.Rozansky and E.Witten (hep-th/9612216) associated to any hyperKaehler manifold X a system of "weights" (numbers, one for each trivalent graph) and used them to construct…M. Kapranov·Apr 13, 1997SaveLearn
Intersection Homology of Toric Varieties and a Conjecture of KalaiWe prove that the intersection homology Poincare' polynomial P(X) of an affine toric variety X is bounded below by the product P(Y)P(X/Y), where Y is the closure of any orbit in X and X/Y is a…Tom C. Braden, Robert D. MacPherson·Apr 13, 1997SaveLearn
Connected components in the intersection of two open opposite Schubert cells in real complete flag manifoldIn this paper we reduce the problem of counting the number of connected components in the intersection of two opposite open Schubert cells in the variety of real complete flags to a purely…B. Shapiro, M. Shapiro, A. Vainshtein·Apr 12, 1997SaveLearn
Plane curves of minimal degree with prescribed singularitiesWe prove that there exists a>0 such that for any integer d>2 and any topological types S1,...,Sn of plane curve singularities, satisfying μ(S1)+...+μ(Sn) ≤ ad2, there exists a reduced…Gert-Martin Greuel, Christoph Lossen, Eugenii Shustin·Apr 11, 1997SaveLearn
On fundamental groups of elliptically connected surfacesA compact complex manifold X is called elliptically connected if any pair of points in X can be connected by a chain of elliptic or rational curves. We prove that the fundamental group of an…K. Oguiso, M. Zaidenberg·Apr 11, 1997SaveLearn
On Degenerations of Fibre Spaces of Curves of Genus >= 2In this note, we show that for surfaces admitting suitable fibrations, any given degeneration X / Delta is bimeromorphic to a fiber space over Delta and we apply this result to the study of the…Hursit Onsiper, Sinan Sertoz·Apr 11, 1997SaveLearn
Divisors on elliptic Calabi-Yau 4-folds and the superpotential in F-theory, IEach smooth elliptic Calabi-Yau 4-fold determines both a three-dimensional physical theory (a compactification of ``M-theory'') and a four-dimensional physical theory (using the…A. Grassi·Apr 10, 1997SaveLearn
A closed model structure for n-categories, internal Hom, n-stacks and generalized Seifert-Van KampenWe define a closed model category containing the n-nerves defined by Tamsamani, and admitting internal Hom. This allows us to construct the n+1-category nCAT by taking the internal Hom for…Carlos Simpson·Apr 10, 1997SaveLearn
The global nilpotent variety is LagrangianThe purpose of this note is to present a short elementary proof of a theorem due to Faltings and Laumon, saying that the global nilpotent cone is a Lagrangian substack in the cotangent bundle of the…Victor Ginzburg·Apr 10, 1997SaveLearn
All Abelian Quotient C.I.-Singularities Admit Projective Crepant Resolutions in All DimensionsFor Gorenstein quotient spaces Cd/G, a direct generalization of the classical McKay correspondence in dimensions d≥ 4 would primarily demand the existence of projective, crepant…Dimitrios I. Dais, Martin Henk, Guenter M. Ziegler·Apr 10, 1997SaveLearn
Bend, break and countWe give a 'recursive' formula (in terms of reducible limits) for counting rational curves on a variety moving in any sufficiently large and well-behaved family. Our approach is completely…Ziv Ran·Apr 9, 1997SaveLearn
Empty real Enriques surfaces and Enriques-Einstein-Hitchin 4-manifoldsWe prove that the moduli space of empty real Enriques surfaces (and, thus, the moduli space of compact orientable 4-dimensional Einstein manifolds whose universal covering is a K3-surface and π1(E)…A. Degtyarev, V. Kharlamov·Apr 9, 1997SaveLearn
Birational Models of the Moduli Spaces of Stable Vector Bundles over CurvesWe give a method to construct stable vector bundles whose rank divides the degree over curves of genus bigger than one. The method complements the one given by Newstead. Finally, we make some…Yi Hu, Wei-Ping Li·Apr 8, 1997SaveLearn
Tempered currents and the cohomology of the remote fiber of a real polynomial mapLet p:Rn R be a polynomial map. Consider the complex S'Ω*(n) of tempered currents on Rn with the twisted differential dp=d-dp where d is the usual exterior differential and…Alexander Braverman, Maxim Braverman·Apr 2, 1997SaveLearn
On Punctual Quot Schemes for Algebraic SurfacesThe punctual Quot scheme parametrizes all length d quotients of a (locally) trivial rank r sheaf which are supported at a fixed point. The author shows that this scheme is irreducible and…Vladimir Baranovsky·Mar 28, 1997SaveLearn
An Assympotic Vanishing Theorem for Generic Unions of Multiple PointsIn this revised form, the proof of the principal lemma has been simplified and the main theorem has been extended to all characteristics for those varieties which are smooth in codimension one. This…J. Alexander, A. Hirschowitz·Mar 28, 1997SaveLearn
Very Ampleness and Higher Syzygies for Algebraic Surfaces and Calabi-Yau ThreefoldsThis work consists of two parts. In the first part we develop new techniques to compute Koszul cohomology groups for several classes of varieties. As applications we prove results on projective…F. J. Gallego, B. P. Purnaprajna·Mar 28, 1997SaveLearn
The Ideal Generation Problem for Fat PointsThis paper is concerned with determining the number of generators in each degree for minimal sets of homogeneous generators for saturated ideals defining fat point subschemes Z=m1p1+ ... +mrpr…Brian Harbourne·Mar 27, 1997SaveLearn
Testing S-duality conjecture and exceptional bundlesIn this paper we deal with algebro-geometrical problems connected with testing S-duality conjecture for super-symmetric Yang-Mills quantum field theories in four dimensions. We describe all field…Boris V. Karpov·Mar 27, 1997SaveLearn