On the density of ratios of Chern numbers of embedded threefoldsWe show that the limit points of (x,y) for all 3-folds in P5 with the Chern ratios x=c13/c1c2, y=c3/c1c2 must lie on the line segment x+y=2, 1 x 2. (Note that the determinantal…Mei-Chu Chang·Nov 22, 1996SaveLearn
On symmetric degeneracy loci, spaces of symmetric matrices of constant rank and dual varietiesLet X be a nonsingular simply connected projective variety of dimension m, E a rank n vector bundle on X, and L a line bundle on X. Suppose that S2(E*) L is an ample vector bundle and…Bo Ilic, J. M. Landsberg·Nov 20, 1996SaveLearn
Existence of good divisors on Mukai manifoldsA normal projective variety X is called Fano if a multiple of the anticanonical Weil divisor, -KX, is an ample Cartier divisor, the index of a Fano variety is the number i(X):=supt: -KX= tH, for…Massimiliano Mella·Nov 20, 1996SaveLearn
Virtual neighborhoods and pseudo-holomorphic curvesWe use virtual neighborhood technique to establish GW-invariants, Quantum cohomology, equivariant GW-invariants, equivariant quantum cohomology and Floer cohomology for general symplectic manifold.…Yongbin Ruan·Nov 19, 1996SaveLearn
Separation of Semialgebraic SetsIn this paper we study the problem of deciding whether two disjoint semialgebraic sets of an algebraic variety over R are separable by a polynomial. For that we isolate a dense subfamily of Spaces of…F. Acquistapace, C. Andradas, F. Broglia·Nov 19, 1996SaveLearn
Bornes effectives pour la torsion des courbes elliptiques sur les corps de nombresIn this paper we give a detailed proof of a result we announced a year ago. This result is an effective version of the theorem of Mazur-Kamienny-Merel concerning uniform bounds for rational torsion…Pierre Parent·Nov 19, 1996SaveLearn
Liouville and Carathéodory coverings in Riemannian and complex geometryA Riemannian manifold resp. a complex space X is called Liouville if it carries no nonconstant bounded harmonic resp. holomorphic functions. It is called Carathéodory, or Carathéodory hyperbolic,…Vladimir Lin, Mikhail Zaidenberg·Nov 18, 1996SaveLearn
Bott-Samelson Varieties and Configuration SpacesWe give a new construction of the Bott-Samelson variety Z as the closure of a B-orbit in a product of flag varieties (G/B)l. This also gives an embedding of the projective coordinate ring of…Peter M. Magyar·Nov 16, 1996SaveLearn
Algebraic Differential CharactersWe give a construction of algebraic differential characters, receiving classes of algebraic bundles with connection, lifitng the Chern-Simons invariants defined with S. Bloch, the classes in the Chow…Hélène Esnault·Nov 15, 1996SaveLearn
A view on contractions of higher dimensional varietiesIn this paper we discuss some recent results about extremal contractions of complex algebraic varieties. These are proper surjective maps, ϕ: X Z, of normal varieties with connected…Marco Andreatta, Jaroslaw A. Wiśniewski·Nov 14, 1996SaveLearn
Giambelli-type formula for subbundles of the tangent bundleLet us consider a generic n-dimensional subbundle V of the tangent bundle TM on some given manifold M. Given V one can define different degeneracy loci Sr(CV), r=(r1<= r2<= r3<=...<=rk) on M…M. E. Kazarian, B. Shapiro·Nov 13, 1996SaveLearn
Desingularization of singular hyperkaehler varieties ILet M be a singular hyperkaehler variety, obtained as a moduli space of stable holomorphic bundles on a compact hyperkaehler manifold (alg-geom/9307008). Consider M as a complex variety in one of…Misha Verbitsky·Nov 12, 1996SaveLearn
Andre-Quillen cohomology of monoid algebrasWe compute the Andre-Quillen cohomology of an affine toric variety. The best results are obtained either in the general case for the first three cohomology groups, or in the case of isolated…Klaus Altmann, Arne B. Sletsjoe·Nov 12, 1996SaveLearn
On the semi-simplicity of the Up-operator on modular formsLet p be a prime number and N an integer prime to p. We show that the operator Up on the space of cuspidal modular forms of level pN and weight two is semi-simple. It follows from this…Robert F. Coleman, Bas Edixhoven·Nov 12, 1996SaveLearn
The quantum cohomology of blow-ups of P2 and enumerative geometryWe compute the Gromov-Witten invariants of the projective plane blown up in r general points. These are determined by associativity from r+1 intial values. Applications are given to the enumeration…Lothar Göttsche, Rahul Pandharipande·Nov 11, 1996SaveLearn
Dynkin Graphs, Gabriélov Graphs and Triangle SingularitiesFourteen kinds of triangle singularities with modality one in Arnold's classification list are discussed. We consider which kinds of combinations of rational double points can appear on small…Tohsuke Urabe·Nov 10, 1996SaveLearn
On the Complexity of Smooth Projective Toric VarietiesIn this paper we answer a question posed by V.V. Batyrev. The question asked if there exists a complete regular fan with more than quadratically many primitive collections. We construct a smooth…Serkan Hosten·Nov 8, 1996SaveLearn
Birational automorphisms of algebraic varieties with a pencil of cubic surfacesIt is proved that on a smooth algebraic variety, fibered into cubic surfaces over the projective line and sufficiently ``twisted'' over the base, there is only one pencil of rational surfaces…Aleksandr V. Pukhlikov·Nov 8, 1996SaveLearn
Projective Moduli for Hitchin PairsWe give an algebraic geometric compactification of certain moduli spaces of semistable E-pairs in the sense of Yokogawa. In particular, we obtain a compactification of the moduli spaces of semistable…Alexander Schmitt·Nov 8, 1996SaveLearn
Bott-Chern Forms and Arithmetic IntersectionsLet : 0 --> S --> E --> Q --> 0 be a short exact sequence of hermitian vector bundles with metrics on S and Q induced from that on E. We compute the Bott-Chern form of corresponding to any…Harry Tamvakis·Nov 6, 1996SaveLearn
Higher Bott Chern forms and Beilinson's regulatorLet X be a smooth complex algebraic variety. In this paper, we associate, to each exact n-cube of hermitian vector bundles over X, a differential form, called higher Bott Chern form, which…Jose I. Burgos, Steve Wang·Nov 6, 1996SaveLearn
Arithmetic Intersection Theory on Flag VarietiesLet F be the complete flag variety over Spec(Z) with the tautological filtration 0 ⊂ E1 ⊂ E2 ⊂ ... ⊂ En=E of the trivial bundle E over F. The trivial hermitian metric on…Harry Tamvakis·Nov 6, 1996SaveLearn
The Second Cohomology with Symplectic Coefficients of the Moduli Space of Smooth Projective CurvesEach finite dimensional irreducible rational representation V of the symplectic group Sp2g determines a generically defined local system over the moduli space Mg of genus g smooth projective…Alexandre Kabanov·Nov 4, 1996SaveLearn
Resolving mixed Hodge modules on configuration spacesGiven a mixed Hodge module E on a scheme X over the complex numbers, and a quasi-projective morphism f:X->S, we construct in this paper a natural resolution of the nth exterior tensor power of E…Ezra Getzler·Nov 3, 1996SaveLearn
Segre Numbers and Hypersurface SingularitiesWe define the Segre numbers of an ideal as a generalization of the multiplicity of an ideal of finite colength. We prove generalizations of various theorems involving the multiplicity of an ideal…Terence Gaffney, Robert Gassler·Nov 1, 1996SaveLearn