Spin polynomial invariants for Dolgachev surfacesWe consider the spin polynomial invariants for bundles with c2=2 and c1 = KS + 2nk a rational mutiple of the canonical divisor on a Dolgacev surface. It is shown that the chamber structure can be…S. Bauer, V. Pidstrigatch·Nov 23, 1993SaveLearn
On the Picard Number of Fano 3-Folds with Terminal SingularitiesWe prove the following main result: Let X be a Fano 3-fold with terminal Q-factorial singularities and X does not have a small extremal ray and a face of Kodaira dimension 1 or 2 for Mori polyhedron…Viacheslav V. Nikulin·Nov 19, 1993SaveLearn
Surfaces of Degree 10 in the Projective Fourspace via Linear Systems and LinkageThe paper discusses the classification of surfaces of degree 10 and sectional genus 9 and 10. The surfaces of degree at most 9 are described through classical work dating from the last century up to…Sorin Popescu, Kristian Ranestad·Nov 16, 1993SaveLearn
Irreducibility of Moduli Spaces of Vector Bundles on Birationally Ruled SurfacesLet S be a birationally ruled surface. We show that the moduli schemes MS(r,c1,c2) of semistable sheaves on S of rank r and Chern classes c1 and c2 are irreducible for all…Charles Walter·Nov 16, 1993SaveLearn
On discrete Zariski-dense subgroups of algebraic groupsWe investigate for which linear-algebraic groups (over the complex numbers or any local field) there exists subgroups which are dense in the Zariski topology, but discrete in the Hausdorff topology.…J. Winkelmann·Nov 14, 1993SaveLearn
Geometric height inequality on varieties with ample cotangent bundlesLet F be a function field of one variable over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero, X a geometrically irreducible smooth projective variety over F, and L a line bundle on X. In this…Atsushi Moriwaki·Nov 10, 1993SaveLearn
Projective Degenerations of K3 Surfaces, Gaussian Maps, and Fano ThreefoldsIn this article we exhibit certain projective degenerations of smooth K3 surfaces of degree 2g-2 in Pg (whose Picard group is generated by the hyperplane class), to a union of two…Ciro Ciliberto, Angelo Lopez, Rick Miranda·Nov 9, 1993SaveLearn
On Banica sheaves and Fano manifoldsIn the present paper we discuss coherent sheaves of rank > 1 whose projectivization gives rise to smooth varieties - varieties of this type are also called smooth scrolls. We prove some basic…Edoardo Ballico, Jaroslaw Wisniewski·Nov 7, 1993SaveLearn
A Propos de l'Existence de Fibrés Stables sur les SurfacesWe prove the existence (in characteristic 0) on every polarized (smooth, projective and connected) surface of stable bundles of rank r≥ 2, arbitrary first Chern class and large enough c2.André Hirschowitz, Yves Laszlo·Oct 29, 1993SaveLearn
Initial ideals, Veronese subrings, and rates of algebrasWe show that high Veronese subrings of any commutative graded ring have a Grobner basis with all relations of degree 2. (The d-th Veronese subring of a ring A0 + A1 + A2 + ... is the ring A0 +…David Eisenbud, Alyson Reeves, Burt Totaro·Oct 11, 1993SaveLearn
Teichmüller Theory and the Universal Period Mapping via Quantum Calculus and the H1/2 Space on the CircleThe Universal Teichmüller Space, T(1), is a universal parameter space for all Riemann surfaces. In earlier work of the first author it was shown that one can canonically associate infinite-…Subhashis Nag, Dennis Sullivan·Oct 7, 1993SaveLearn
Torsion Sections of Elliptic SurfacesGiven a torsion section of a semistable elliptic surface, we prove equidistribution results for the components of singular fibers which are hit by the section, and for the root of unity (identifying…Rick Miranda, Peter F. Stiller·Oct 7, 1993SaveLearn
Quantum Cohomology Rings of Toric ManifoldsWe compute the quantum cohomology ring H*φ( P, C) of an arbitrary d-dimensional smooth projective toric manifold PΣ associated with a fan Σ. The multiplicative structure…Victor V. Batyrev·Oct 5, 1993SaveLearn
Dual Polyhedra and Mirror Symmetry for Calabi-Yau Hypersurfaces in Toric VarietiesWe consider families F(Δ) consisting of complex (n-1)-dimensional projective algebraic compactifications of Δ-regular affine hypersurfaces Zf defined by Laurent polynomials f with a…Victor V. Batyrev·Oct 5, 1993SaveLearn
General hyperplane sections of nonsingular flops in dimension 3We give a simple proof of a theorem of Katz and Morrison.Yujiro Kawamata·Oct 5, 1993SaveLearn
Towards the Mirror Symmetry for Calabi-Yau Complete intersections in Gorenstein Toric Fano VarietiesWe propose a combinatorical duality for lattice polyhedra which conjecturally gives rise to the pairs of mirror symmetric families of Calabi-Yau complete intersections in toric Fano varieties with…Lev Borisov·Oct 2, 1993SaveLearn
The Monomial-Divisor Mirror MapFor each family of Calabi-Yau hypersurfaces in toric varieties, Batyrev has proposed a possible mirror partner (which is also a family of Calabi-Yau hypersurfaces). We explain a natural construction…Paul S. Aspinwall, Brian R. Greene, David R. Morrison·Sep 30, 1993SaveLearn
Conic bundles in projective fourspaceP. Ellia and G.Sacchiero have shown that if S is a smooth surface in 4 which is ruled in conics, then S has degree 4 or 5. In this paper we give a proof of this result combining the ideas…Robert Braun, Kristian Ranestad·Sep 27, 1993SaveLearn
Differential-geometric methods for the lifting problem and linear systems on plane curvesLet X be an integral projective variety of codimension two, degree d and dimension r and Y be its general hyperplane section. The problem of lifting generators of minimal degree σ from the…Emilia Mezzetti·Sep 23, 1993SaveLearn
Generic Singularities of Holomorphic FoliationsA holomorphic foliation is defined as an integrable coherent subsheaf of the tangent sheaf. The structure of the leaves around a singularity is read off from the structure of the stalks. This was…Sinan Sertoz·Sep 21, 1993SaveLearn
Conformal blocks and generalized theta functionsLet M(r) be the moduli space of rank r vector bundles with trivial determinant on a Riemann surface X . This space carries a natural line bundle, the determinant line bundle L . We describe a…Arnaud Beauville, Yves Laszlo·Sep 15, 1993SaveLearn
A family of étale coverings of the affine lineIn the note we construct a family of étale coverings of the affine line. More specifically, let F be a finite field of characteristic p and suppose that the cardinality of F is at least 4. Let…Kirti Joshi·Sep 2, 1993SaveLearn
Theoremes de connexites et varietes abeliennesWe prove a connexity theorem for abelian varieties in characteristic 0: if X is an abelian variety and V→ X and W→ X two morphisms, then, under certain hypotheses, the…Olivier Debarre·Sep 1, 1993SaveLearn
Unobstructedness of Calabi-Yau OrbiKleinfoldsWe show that Calabi-Yau spaces with certain types of hypersurface- quotient singularities have unobstructed deformations. This applies in particular to all Calabi-Yau orbifolds nonsingular in…Z. Ran·Aug 31, 1993SaveLearn
The existence of higher logarithmsIn this paper we prove the existence of all higher logarithms as multivalued and ordinary Deligne cohomology classes.Richard Hain·Aug 31, 1993SaveLearn