On Quantum Cohomology Rings of Fano Manifolds and a Formula of Vafa and IntriligatorWe observe a general structure theorem for quantum cohomology rings, a non-homogeneous version of the usual cohomology ring encoding information about (almost holomorphic) rational curves. An…Bernd Siebert, Gang Tian·Mar 12, 1994SaveLearn
Torus embeddings and algebraic intersection complexes, IIIn the previous paper, we describe the intersection complexes of a toric variety as a finite complex of graded exterior modules on the associated fan. In this second part, we rewrite it explicitly by…Masa-Nori Ishida·Mar 11, 1994SaveLearn
Torus embeddings and algebraic intersection complexesWe describe the intersection complex of any perversity of a toric variety completely in terms of the associated fan. It is described by a finite complex of finite dimensional graded vector spaces…Masa-Nori Ishida·Mar 11, 1994SaveLearn
Towards a Schubert calculus for maps from a Riemann surface to a GrassmannianThe intuitive notion of the Gromov invariant for maps from a Riemann surface to a Grassmannian is shown to agree with the definition in BDW. Also, an induction on the genus is proved, which…Aaron Bertram·Mar 10, 1994SaveLearn
Hyperkaehler Embeddings IIIn the first part, Hyperkaehler Embeddings and Holomorphic symplectic Geometry I, we prove the following. Let N be a closed analytic subvariety of a generic deformation of a holomorphically…Misha Verbitsky·Mar 6, 1994SaveLearn
Siegel modular forms generated by invariants of cubic hypersurfacesWe give a geometric derivation of Schottky's equation in genus four for the period matrices of Riemann surfaces among all period matrices. The equation arises naturally from the singularity…C. McCrory, T. Shifrin, R. Varley·Mar 3, 1994SaveLearn
The versal Deformation of an isolated toric Gorenstein SingularityGiven a lattice polytope Q in Rn, we define an affine scheme M(Q) that reflects the possibilities of splitting Q into a Minkowski sum. On the other hand, Q induces a toric Gorenstein singularity Y,…Klaus Altmann·Mar 2, 1994SaveLearn
Toric Q-Gorenstein SingularitiesFor an affine, toric Q-Gorenstein variety Y (given by a lattice polytope Q) the vector space T1 of infinitesimal deformations is related to the complexified vector spaces of rational Minkowski…Klaus Altmann·Mar 2, 1994SaveLearn
Intersection Theory on Toric VarietiesThe operational Chow cohomology classes of a complete toric variety are identified with certain functions, called Minkowski weights, on the corresponding fan. The natural product of Chow cohomology…William Fulton, Bernd Sturmfels·Mar 1, 1994SaveLearn
Residual Intersections and Some ApplicationsWe give a new residual intersection decomposition for the refined intersection products of Fulton-MacPherson. Our formula refines the celebrated residual intersection formula of Fulton, Kleiman,…Xian Wu·Mar 1, 1994SaveLearn
The Deformation Space of Calabi-Yau n-folds with canonical singularities can be obstructedThis paper gives a simple example of a family of Calabi-Yaus of any dimension with canonical singularities of dimension one, whose Kuranishi space is singular. Thus the Bogomolov-Tian-Todorov…Mark Gross·Feb 25, 1994SaveLearn
Faltings modular height and self-intersection of dualizing sheafLet K be a number field, OK the ring of integers of K and X a stable curve over OK of genus g >= 2. In this note, we will prove a strict inequality ( (KX/S)2 / [K : Q] ) > HeightFal(J(XK)),…Atsushi Moriwaki·Feb 17, 1994SaveLearn
Factorization theorems for the representations of the fundamental groups of quasiprojective varieties and some applicationsIn this paper, using Gromov-Jost-Korevaar-Schoen technique of harmonic maps to nonpositively curved targets, we study the representations of the fundamental groups of quasiprojective varieties. As an…Ludmil Katzarkov·Feb 16, 1994SaveLearn
Degree of the generalized Plücker embedding of a Quot scheme and Quantum cohomologyWe compute the degree of the generalized Plücker embedding κ of a Quot scheme X over 1. The space X can also be considered as a compactification of the space of algebraic maps of a fixed…M. S. Ravi, J. Rosenthal, X. Wang·Feb 15, 1994SaveLearn
On Polarized Manifolds of Sectional Genus ThreeThis paper is an attempt for the classification of polarized manifolds of sectional genus g=3 and dimension n≥ 3. As in the case of g≤ 2,which was classified by T.Fujita,we use…Hironobu Ishihara·Feb 14, 1994SaveLearn
On the Locus of Hodge ClassesLet f: X → S be a family of non singular projective varieties parametrized by a complex algebraic variety S. Fix s ∈ S, an integer p, and a class h ∈ H2p(Xs,) of…Eduardo Cattani, Pierre Deligne, Aroldo Kaplan·Feb 10, 1994SaveLearn
Variation of Geometric Invariant Theory QuotientsGeometric Invariant Theory gives a method for constructing quotients for group actions on algebraic varieties which in many cases appear as moduli spaces parametrizing isomorphism classes of…Igor V. Dolgachev, Yi Hu·Feb 9, 1994SaveLearn
Boundedness and K2 for log surfacesLet ε, C be two positive real numbers, and C ⊂ R be a DCC (descending chain condition) set. Let (X, B = Σ bj Bj) denote a projective surface with an $…Valery Alexeev·Feb 9, 1994SaveLearn
On surfaces in P4 and 3-folds in P5This is a survey on the classification of smooth surfaces in P4 and smooth 3-folds in P5. We recall the corresponding results arising from adjunction theory and explain how to construct examples…Wolfram Decker, Sorin Popescu·Feb 8, 1994SaveLearn
The Tangent Space at a Special Symplectic Instanton Bundle on P2n+1Mathematical instanton bundles on P3 have their analogues in rank--2n instanton bundles on odd dimensional projective spaces P2n+1. The families of special instanton bundles on these…Giorgio Ottaviani, Günther Trautmann·Feb 7, 1994SaveLearn
Boundedness theorem for Fano log-threefoldsThe main purpose of this article is to prove that the family of all Fano threefolds with log-terminal singularities with bounded index is bounded.A. Borisov·Feb 6, 1994SaveLearn
The combinatorics of the Verlinde formulasA residue formula is given for the Verlinde formula, which allows one to calculate its coefficients as a polynomial in the level and connects it to the Riemann-Roch formula on the moduli space of…Andras Szenes·Feb 4, 1994SaveLearn
Dual Cones and Mirror Symmetry for Generalized Calabi-Yau ManifoldsWe introduce a special class of convex rational polyhedral cones which allows to construct generalized Calabi-Yau varieties of dimension (d + 2(r-1)), where r is a positive integer and d is the…Victor V. Batyrev, Lev A. Borisov·Feb 3, 1994SaveLearn
The theta divisior of the bidegree (2,2) threefold in P2 × P2Let T be a general bidegree (2,2) divisor in the product of two projective planes. Recently A.Verra proved that the existence of two conic bundle structures (c.b.s.) on T implies a new counterexample…Atanas Iliev·Feb 3, 1994SaveLearn
Diagram Method for 3-Folds and its Application to Kahler Cone and Picard Number of Calabi-Yau 3-Folds, I. with Appendix by Vyacheslav V. Shokurov: "Anticanonical boundedness for curves"We prove the general diagram method theorem valid for the quite large class of 3-folds with Q-factorial singularities (see Basic Theorem 1.3.2 and also Theorem 2.2.6). This gives the generalization…Viacheslav V. Nikulin·Jan 31, 1994SaveLearn