Descent from the form ring and Buchsbaum ringsThere is a spectral sequence technique in order to estimate the local cohomology of a ring by the local cohomology of a certain form ring. As applications there are information on the descent of…Peter Schenzel·Jun 3, 1996SaveLearn
Symmetric polynomials and divided differences in formulas of intersection theoryThe goal of the paper is two-fold. At first, we attempt to give a survey of some recent applications of symmetric polynomials and divided differences to intersection theory. We discuss: polynomials…Piotr Pragacz·May 28, 1996SaveLearn
On Contractions of smooth varietiesLet : X Z be a proper surjective map from a smooth complex manifold X onto a normal variety Z. If has connected fibers and -KX is -ample then is called a good…Marco Andreatta, Jarosław A. Wiśniewski·May 23, 1996SaveLearn
Complete Intersections K-Theory and Chern ClassesThroughout this abstruct A will denote a noetherian commutative ring of dimension n. The paper has two parts. Among the interesting results in Part-1 are the following: 1) suppose that $f1,…Satya Mandal·May 23, 1996SaveLearn
Cycles on the Moduli Space of Abelian VarietiesIn this paper a number of results on cycles on the moduli space of principally polarized abelian varieties is presented. Results include a determination of the tautological ring, bounds on the order…Gerard van der Geer·May 22, 1996SaveLearn
Sixth Painlevé Equation, Universal Elliptic Curve, and Mirror of P2An algebro-geometric setting for the study of the Painlevé VI equation is introduced. Hamiltonian form of the equation is realized on a twisted relative cotangent bundle to the universal elliptic…Yu. I. Manin·May 22, 1996SaveLearn
A construction of separated quotient space and boundaries of symmetric spacesWe propose a construction of separated quotient space and apply this construction for simple description of Study-Semple-Satake-Furstenberg-De Concini-Procesi-Oshima boundary of symmetric spaceYu. A. Neretin·May 21, 1996SaveLearn
On Genera of Smooth Curves in Higher Dimensional VarietiesWe prove that for any smooth projective variety X of dimension ≥ 3, there exists an integer g0=g0(X), such that for any integer g ≥ g0, there exists a smooth curve C in X with…Jungkai Alfred Chen·May 15, 1996SaveLearn
Curves in the complement of a smooth plane cubic whose normalizations are A1For a smooth plane cubic B, we count curves C of degree d such that the normalizations of C B are isomorphic to A1, for d≤7 (for d=7 under some assumption). We also…Nobuyoshi Takahashi·May 13, 1996SaveLearn
Donaldson and Seiberg-Witten invariants of algebraic surfacesThis paper, yet another account of Seiberg-Witten theory and its consequences for algebraic surfaces, is the written version of the author's talk at the Santa Cruz conference.Robert Friedman·May 13, 1996SaveLearn
Double coset construction of moduli space of holomorphic bundles and Hitchin systemsWe present a description of the moduli space of holomorphic vector bundles over Riemann curves as a double coset space which is differ from the standard loop group construction. Our approach is based…A. Levin, M. Olshanetsky·May 13, 1996SaveLearn
Rank-2 ample vector bundles on some smooth rational surfacesSome classification results for ample vector bundles of rank 2 on Hirzebruch surfaces, and on Del Pezzo surfaces, are obtained. In particular, we classify rank-2 ample vector bundles with c2 less…Hironobu Ishihara·May 13, 1996SaveLearn
On Extremal Contractions from Threefolds to Surfaces: the Case of One non-Gorenstein PointLet f X S be an extremal contraction from a threefold with only terminal singularities to a surface. We study local analytic structure such contractions near degenerate fiber C in the…Yuri G. Prokhorov·May 11, 1996SaveLearn
On the existence of good divisors on Fano varieties of coindex 3We prove that the linear system |-1/3KX| on a non-singular Fano fivefold X$ of index 3 contains an irreducible divisor with only canonical singularities.Yuri G. Prokhorov·May 11, 1996SaveLearn
Vector Bundles and Arithmetical Groups I. The higher Bruhat-Tits treeWe define and study a simplicial complex which is a homogeneous space for the group PGL(2, K) over a two-dimensional local field K. The complex is a generalization of the tree studied by F.…A. N. Parshin·May 7, 1996SaveLearn
On an unusual conjecture of Kontsevich and variants of Castelnuovo's lemmaLet A=(aij) be an orthogonal matrix with no entries zero. Let B=(bij) be the matrix defined by bij= 1aij. M. Kontsevich conjectured that the rank of B is never equal to three.…J. M. Landsberg·Apr 29, 1996SaveLearn
A high fibered power of a family of varieties of general type dominates a variety of general typeWe prove the following theorem: Fibered Power Theorem: Let X B be a smooth family of positive dimensional varieties of general type, with B irreducible. Then there exists an integer n>0, a…Dan Abramovich·Apr 29, 1996SaveLearn
The Chow Ring of the Non-Linear GrassmannianLet MPk(Pr, d) be the moduli space of unparameterized maps μ:Pk -> Pr satisfying μ*(O(1))= O(d). MPk(Pr,d) is a quasi-projective variety, and, in case k=1, MP1(Pr,d) is the…R. Pandharipande·Apr 28, 1996SaveLearn
The Symmetric Function h0(M0,n, L1x1 ... Lnxn)Let M0,n be the moduli space of pointed, genus 0 curves. Let Li denote the line bundle on M0,n associated to the i-th marked point (the fiber of Li is the cotangent space of the…R. Pandharipande·Apr 28, 1996SaveLearn
Commutative Algebras of Ordinary Differential Operators with Matrix CoefficientsA classification of commutative integral domains consisting of ordinary differential operators with matrix coefficients is established in terms of morphisms between algebraic curves.Masato Kimura, Motohico Mulase·Apr 28, 1996SaveLearn
Recursive Formulas for the Characteristic Numbers of Rational Plane CurvesWe derive recursive equations for the characteristic numbers of rational nodal plane curves with at most one cusp, subject to point conditions, tangent conditions and flag conditions, developing…Lars Ernström, Gary Kennedy·Apr 28, 1996SaveLearn
Eisenstein series and quantum affine algebrasLet X be a smooth projectibe curve over a finite field. We consider the Hall algebra H whose basis is formed by isomorphism classes of coherent sheaves on X and whose typical structure constant is…M. M. Kapranov·Apr 26, 1996SaveLearn
Theta line bundles and the determinant of the Hodge bundleIn this note we examine the question of expressing the determinant of the push forward of a symmetric line bundle on an abelian fibration in terms of the pull back of the relative dualizing sheaf via…Alexis Kouvidakis·Apr 25, 1996SaveLearn
Floppy Curves with Applications to Real Algebraic CurvesWe show how one may sometimes perform singular ambient surgery on the complex locus of a real algebraic curve and obtain what we call a floppy curve. A floppy curve is a certain kind of singular…Patrick M. Gilmer·Apr 24, 1996SaveLearn
Symmetries of Surface SingularitiesThe automorphism group Aut\: X of a weighted homogeneous normal surface singularity X has a maximal reductive algebraic subgroup G which contains every reductive algebraic subgroup of…Gerd Müller·Apr 24, 1996SaveLearn