Curves that change genus can have arbitrarily many rational pointsA singular curve over a non-perfect field K may not have a smooth model over K. Those are said to "change genus". If K is a global field of positive characteristic and C/K a curve that change…Jose' Felipe Voloch·Jun 6, 1995SaveLearn
Hermitian-Einstein Inequalities and Harder-Narasimhan FiltrationUnstable holomorphic bundles can be described algebraically by Harder-Narasimhan filtrations. In this note we show how such filtrations correspond to the existence of special metrics defined by…Steven B. Bradlow·Jun 5, 1995SaveLearn
On localization and Riemann-Roch numbers for symplectic quotientsSuppose (M,ω) is a compact symplectic manifold acted on by a compact Lie group K in a Hamiltonian fashion, with moment map μ: M (K)* and Marsden-Weinstein reduction $Mred =…Lisa C. Jeffrey, Frances C. Kirwan·Jun 4, 1995SaveLearn
On Alternative Supermatrix ReductionWe consider a nonstandard odd reduction of supermatrices (as compared with the standard even one) which arises in connection with possible extension of manifold structure group reductions. The study…Steven Duplij·Jun 2, 1995SaveLearn
A note on the genus of certain curves over finite fieldsWe prove the following result which was conjectured by Stichtenoth and Xing: let g be the genus of a projective, irreducible non-singular curve over the finite field Fq2 and whose number…Rainer Furhmann, Fernando Torres·Jun 2, 1995SaveLearn
Open problems on open algebraic varietiesThis report records a large number of open problems in Affine Algebraic Geometry that were proposed by participants in a Conference on Open Algebraic Varieties at the Centre de Recherches en…R. V. Gurjar, Shulim Kaliman, N. Mohan Kumar et al.·Jun 2, 1995SaveLearn
On exotic algebraic structures on affine spacesBy an exotic algebraic structure on the affine space Cn we mean a smooth affine algebraic variety which is diffeomorphic to R2n but not isomorphic to Cn. This is a survey…Mikhail Zaidenberg·Jun 2, 1995SaveLearn
The index of grad f(x,y)Let f(x,y) be a real polynomial of degree d with isolated critical points, and let i be the index of grad f around a large circle containing the critical points. An elementary argument shows…Alan H. Durfee·Jun 1, 1995SaveLearn
Composite Differentiable FunctionsWe introduce a new point of view towards Glaeser's theorem on composite C∞ functions [Ann. of Math. 1963], with respect to which we can formulate a ``Ck composite function…Edward Bierstone, Pierre D. Milman, Wieslaw Pawlucki·Jun 1, 1995SaveLearn
Uniformity of stably integral points on elliptic curvesA common practice in arithmetic geometry is that of generalizing rational points on projective varieties to integral points on quasi-projective varieties. Following this practice, we demonstrate an…Dan Abramovich·Jun 1, 1995SaveLearn
Hodge groups of abelian varieties with purely multiplicative reductionThe main result of the paper is that if A is an abelian variety over a subfield F of C, and A has purely multiplicative reduction at a discrete valuation of F, then the Hodge group…A. Silverberg, Yu. G. Zarhin·May 31, 1995SaveLearn
Del Pezzo surfaces over Dedekind schemesLet S be a Dedekind scheme with fraction field K. We study the following problem: given a Del Pezzo surface X, defined over K, construct a distinguished integral model of X, defined over all of S. We…Alessio Corti·May 31, 1995SaveLearn
Semistable 3-fold flipsWe piece together ingredients, which are well known and documented in the literature, into a new proof of the existence of semistable 3-fold flipsAlessio Corti·May 31, 1995SaveLearn
Symmetric subgroups of rational groups of hermitian typeA rational group of hermitian type is an algebraic group over the rational numbers whose symmetric space is a hermitian symmetric space. We assume such a group G to be given, which we assume is…Bruce Hunt·May 29, 1995SaveLearn
The fiber of the Griffiths map for the non-hyperelliptic Fano threefolds of genus 6Among smooth non-rational Fano 3-folds, the non-hyperelliptic Fano 3-fold X(10) of genus 6 has the unique property to admit a non-trivial orbit of birationally isomorphic 3-folds, inside its moduli…Atanas Iliev·May 29, 1995SaveLearn
Minimal sections of conic bundlesLet the threefold X be a general smooth conic bundle over the projective plane P(2), and let (J(X), Theta) be the intermediate jacobian of X. In this paper we prove the existence of two natural…Atanas Iliev·May 29, 1995SaveLearn
How to tell you're hearing a Calabi-Yau: Universal variations of Hodge structure and local Schottky relations for Calabi-Yau manifoldsA revised version with a number of corrections and refinements.Ziv Ran·May 28, 1995SaveLearn
Quaternionic MonopolesWe present the simplest non-abelian version of Seiberg-Witten theory: Quaternionic monopoles. These monopoles are associated with Spinh(4)-structures on 4-manifolds and form finite-dimensional…Ch. Okonek, A. Teleman·May 27, 1995SaveLearn
Flips from semi-stable 4-folds whose degenerate fibers are unions of Cartier divisors which are terminal factorial 3-foldsWe shall investigate flipping contractions from a semi-stable 4-fold X whose degenerate fiber is a union of Cartier divisors which are terminal factorial 3-folds. Especially we shall prove that X…Yasuyuki Kachi·May 26, 1995SaveLearn
Determinant of Period IntegralPeriod integrals arise from the comparison between Betti cohomologies and de Rham cohomologies. In this paper, we give a formula for the determinant of period integrals in terms of the canonical…Takeshi Saito, Tomohide Terasoma·May 26, 1995SaveLearn
On the local geometry of moduli spaces of vector bundlesWe give a canonical description of the formal moduli space of a vector bundle on a variety; as an application, we prove the closedness of certain differential forms on moduli corresponding to the…Ziv Ran·May 25, 1995SaveLearn
Determinant Bundles, Quillen Metrics, and Mumford Isomorphisms Over the Universal Commensurability Teichmüller SpaceThere exists on each Teichmüller space Tg (comprising compact Riemann surfaces of genus g), a natural sequence of determinant (of cohomology) line bundles, DETn, related to each other via…Indranil Biswas, Subhashis Nag, Dennis Sullivan·May 24, 1995SaveLearn
Topological invariants of a fan associated to a toric varietyAssociated to a toric variety X of dimension r over a field k is a fan Δ on Rr. The fan Δ is a finite set of cones which are in one-to-one correspondence with the orbits of the…Timothy J. Ford·May 24, 1995SaveLearn
A Note On Elliptic Plane Curves With Fixed j-InvariantLet Nd be the number of degree d, nodal, rational plane curves through 3d-1 points in the complex projective plane. The number of degree d>=3, nodal, elliptic plane curves with a fixed (general)…R. Pandharipande·May 24, 1995SaveLearn
A Geometric Invariant Theory Compactification of Mg,n Via the Fulton-MacPherson Configuration SpaceA compactification over Mg of Mg,n is obtained by considering the relative Fulton-MacPherson configuration space of the universal curve. The resulting compactification differs from…R. Pandharipande·May 23, 1995SaveLearn