Natural transformations from constructible functions to homologyFor complex projective varieties, all natural transformations from constructible functions to homology (modulo torsion) are linear combinations of the MacPherson-Schwartz-Chern classes. (The authors…Gary Kennedy, Clint McCrory, Shoji Yokura·Jul 14, 1994SaveLearn
Beyond the Kähler coneThe moduli space of nonlinear σ-models on a Calabi--Yau manifold contains a complexification of the Kähler cone of the manifold. We describe a physically natural analytic continuation process which…David R. Morrison·Jul 14, 1994SaveLearn
Reduction of the Manin map modulo pFor an abelian variety A over a function field K of characteristic zero, Manin defined a remarkable additive map A(K) V, where V is a vector space over K. We define an analogue of this…A. Buium, J. F. Voloch·Jul 13, 1994SaveLearn
Generating Functions in Algebraic Geometry and Sums over TreesWe calculate generating functions for the Poincare polynomials of moduli spaces of pointed curves of genus zero and of Configuration Spaces of Fulton and MacPherson. We also prove that contributions…Yu. I. Manin·Jul 12, 1994SaveLearn
On the stability of the tangent bundle of Fano manifoldsBy using the classification of Fano 3-folds we prove: Let X be Fano 3-fold. Assume that the tangent bundle TX of X is not stable (i.e. semi-stable or unstable). Then b2≥ 2 and a relative…Andreas Steffens·Jul 10, 1994SaveLearn
Canonical Generators for the Cohomology of Moduli of Parabolic Bundles on CurvesWe determine generators of the rational cohomology algebras of moduli spaces of parabolic vector bundles on a curve, under some `primality' conditions on the parabolic datum. These generators are…I. Biswas, N. Raghavendra·Jul 4, 1994SaveLearn
Differential-geometric characterizations of complete intersectionsThe exposition has been significantly altered, hopefully improved.J. M. Landsberg·Jul 1, 1994SaveLearn
Quadrature Mirror Filters and Loop GroupsIn this paper we want to show, that the finite impulse response quadratic mirror filters (QMF) associated to a tower of grids Γ⊂ H= Zn can be identified with a right coset of the subgroup…Matthias Holschneider·Jul 1, 1994SaveLearn
Combinatorial and algebro-geometric cohomology classes on the moduli spaces of curvesBased on the combinatorial description of the moduli spaces of curves provided by Strebel differentials, Witten and Kontsevich have introduced combinatorial cohomology classes…Enrico Arbarello, Maurizio Cornalba·Jun 30, 1994SaveLearn
Some glueing formulas for spin polynomials and a proof of the Van de Ven conjectureWe deduce some formulas for the spin invariants of the connected sum of an arbitrary 4-manifold X, b+ 2(X) > 0 with CP2 in terms of the spin invariants of X$ and apply this to…Victor Pidstrigatch·Jun 27, 1994SaveLearn
Infinite-dimensional Lie algebras and the period map for curvesWe compute higher-order differentials of the period map for curves and show how they factor through the corresponding higher Kodaira-Spencer classes. Our approach is based on the infinitesimal…Yakov Karpishpan·Jun 23, 1994SaveLearn
Pfaffian SubschemesA subscheme X⊂ Pn+3 of codimension 3 is Pfaffian if it is the degeneracy locus of a skew-symmetric map f:E(-t) @>>> E with E a locally free sheaf…Charles H. Walter·Jun 17, 1994SaveLearn
Log Smooth Deformation TheoryThis paper gives a foundation of log smooth deformation theory. We study the infinitesimal liftings of log smooth morphisms and show that the log smooth deformation functor has a representable hull.…Fumiharu Kato·Jun 15, 1994SaveLearn
Universal Hodge Bundle and Mumford Isomorphisms on the Abelian Inductive Limit of Teichmüller SpacesLet denote the moduli space of compact Riemann surfaces of genus g. Mumford had proved that, for each fixed genus g, there are isomorphisms asserting that certain higher DET bundles over…Indranil Biswas, Subhashis Nag, Dennis Sullivan·Jun 15, 1994SaveLearn
Spin canonical invariants of 4-manifolds and algebraic surfacesThe paper is a colloquial-style discussion of invariants of algebraic surfaces analogous to the Donaldson polynomials, arising from moduli spaces of ``jumping'' Yang--Mills instantons, or…Andrei Tyurin·Jun 13, 1994SaveLearn
Gorenstein Quotient Singularities of Monomial Type in Dimension ThreeThe purpose of this paper is to construct a crepant resolution of quotient singularities by finite subgroups of SL(3,C) of monomial type, and prove that the Euler number of the resolution is equal to…Yukari Ito·Jun 11, 1994SaveLearn
On Riemann-Roch Formulas for MultiplicitiesA Theorem due to Guillemin and Sternberg about geometric quantization of Hamiltonian actions of compact Lie groups G on compact Kaehler manifolds says that the dimension of the G-invariant…Eckhard Meinrenken·May 30, 1994SaveLearn
Deformation theory and Lie algebra homologyA description of a ring of functions on the base of a universal formal deformation for several moduli problems is given. The answer is given in terms of a homology group of a certain dg Lie algebra…Vladimir Hinich, Vadim Schechtman·May 25, 1994SaveLearn
Local structure of the moduli space of vector bundles over curvesWe analyze the local structure of the moduli space of semi-stable bundles on a curve. In particular, a complete description of the local structure is given in the rank 2 case. We obtain as a…Yves Laszlo·May 24, 1994SaveLearn
Algebraic Surfaces with Log-Terminal Singularities and nef Anticanonical Class and Reflection Groups in Lobachevsky Spaces. I (Basics of the Diagram Method)In our preprint: "Algebraic surfaces with log-terminal singularities and nef anticanonical class and reflection groups in Lobachevsky spaces", Preprint Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik,…Viacheslav V. Nikulin·May 23, 1994SaveLearn
Adjoints of ideals in regular local ringsThe adjoint of an ideal I in a regular local ring R is the R-ideal adj(I):=H0(Y, IωY), where f:Y -> Spec(R) is a proper birational map with Y nonsingular and IOY invertible, and ωf is a canonical…Joseph Lipman·May 20, 1994SaveLearn
Some properties of Fano manifolds that are zeros of sections in homogenous vector bundles over GrassmanniansLet X be a Fano manifold which is the zero scheme of a general global section s in an irreducible homogenous vector bundle over a Grassmannian. We prove that the restriction of the Plücker…Oliver Küchle·May 20, 1994SaveLearn
Infinitesimal Deformations and Obstructions for Toric SingularitiesThe obstruction space T2 and the cup product T1 x T1 -> T2 are computed for toric singularities.Klaus Altmann·May 16, 1994SaveLearn
On the A-D-E classification of the simple singularities of functionsWe show how the classification of simple singularities of functions can be reduced directly, not using the normal forms, to the classification of irreducible Weyl groups. We also prove that the class…Mikhail Entov·May 15, 1994SaveLearn
A Fourier-Mukai Transform for Stable Bundles on K3 SurfacesWe define a Fourier-Mukai transform for sheaves on K3 surfaces over , and show that it maps polystable bundles to polystable ones. The role of ``dual'' variety to the given K3 surface X…C. Bartocci, U. Bruzzo, D. Hernandez Ruiperez·May 13, 1994SaveLearn