On surfaces in P6 with no trisecant linesWe construct examples of smooth surfaces S in P6 with no trisecant lines. This list includes examples of surfaces not cut out by quadrics. We prove that unless S has a finite number of disjoint…Sandra Di Rocco, Kristian Ranestad·May 25, 1997SaveLearn
Values of zeta functions at negative integers, Dedekind sums and toric geometryThis is an expanded version. We study relations among special values of zeta functions, invariants of toric varieties, and generalized Dedekind sums. In particular, we use invariants arising in the…Stavros Garoufalidis, James Pommersheim·May 23, 1997SaveLearn
Curves in GrassmanniansThis paper considers curves in Grassmannians which are themselves immersed in projective space by the Plucker map. It is shown that for a generic vector bundle of high enough degree, the image curve…Montserrat Teixidor-i-Bigas·May 22, 1997SaveLearn
On Lange's ConjectureLet C be an algebraic curve of genus g. Let E be a vector bundle of rank n and degree d. Consider among all subbundles F' of E of rank n' those of maximal degree d'. Then sn'(E)=…Montserrat Teixidor-i-Bigas·May 22, 1997SaveLearn
Constructing new ample divisors out of old onesWe prove a gluing theorem which allows to construct an ample divisor on a rational surface from two given ample divisors on simpler surfaces. This theorem combined with the Cremona action on the…Paul Biran·May 21, 1997SaveLearn
Stable extensions by line bundlesLet C be an algebraic curve of genus g. Consider extensions E of a vector bundle F'' of rank n'' by a vector bundle F' of rank n'. The following statement was conjectured by…Montserrat Teixidor-i-Bigas·May 21, 1997SaveLearn
A geometric construction of Getzler's relationA geometric construction of Getzler's cohomological relation in the moduli space of 4 pointed elliptic curves is given by a push-forward of a natural rational equivalence in a space of admissible…Rahul Pandharipande·May 17, 1997SaveLearn
Boundedness for codimension two submanifolds of quadricsArrondo, Sols and De Cataldo proved that there are only finitely many families of codimension two subvarieties not of general type in the smooth quadric of dimension n+2 for n 2 , n≠ 4.…Lucia Fania, Giorgio Ottaviani·May 15, 1997SaveLearn
Riemann-Roch theorems via deformation quantizationWe give a proof of a conjecture of P. Schapira and J.-P. Schneiders on the characteristic classes of D-modules.P. Bressler, R. Nest, B. Tsygan·May 13, 1997SaveLearn
Identities of Structure Constants for Schubert polynomials and Orders on SnWe use geometry to prove a number of new identities among the Littlewood-Richardson coefficients for Schubert polynomials (Schubert classes in a flag manifold). For many of these identities, there is…Nantel Bergeron, Frank Sottile·May 12, 1997SaveLearn
Existence of good divisors on Mukai varietiesA Mukai variety is a Fano n-fold of index n-2. In this paper we study the fundamental divisor of a Mukai variety with at worst log terminal singularities. The main result is a complete classification…Massimiliano Mella·May 9, 1997SaveLearn
On the Pontrjagin-Viro formA new invariant, the Pontrjagin-Viro form, of algebraic surfaces is introduced and studied. It is related to various Rokhlin-Guillou-Marin forms and generalizes Mikhalkin's complex separation.…Alexander Degtyarev·May 9, 1997SaveLearn
On the rationality of SU(r,d)Let SU(r,d) be the moduli space of rank r, degree d vector bundles over a smooth projective curve of genus g 2. If (r,d)=1 and d divides r+1, then SU is rational. Furthermore, if 0<δ< r and…David C. Butler·May 7, 1997SaveLearn
Seiberg-Witten integrable systemsThis is a survey of the work of Seiberg and Witten on 4-dimensional N=2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory and of some of its recent extensions, written for mathematicians. The point of view is that of…Ron Y. Donagi·May 7, 1997SaveLearn
Birational maps of moduli of Brill-Noether pairsLet C be a smooth projective irreducible curve of genus g. And let Gα(n,d,l) be the moduli space of α stable pairs of a vector bundle of n, °d and a subspace of H0(C,E) of $ =…David C. Butler·May 7, 1997SaveLearn
Some notes on the moduli of stable sheaves on elliptic surfacesUnder some assumptions, we compute the Picard group of moduli of stable sheaves on Abelian surfaces. Considering relative moduli spaces, it is sufficient to consider the moduli of stable sheaves on…Kota Yoshioka·May 6, 1997SaveLearn
Mixed twistor structuresThe purpose of this paper is to introduce the notion of mixed twistor structure, a generalization of the notion of mixed Hodge structure. The utility of this notion is to make possible a theory of…Carlos Simpson·May 5, 1997SaveLearn
A base point free theorem for log canonical surfacesWe prove a base point free theorem for nef and log big divisors on log canonical surfaces.Shigetaka Fukuda·May 3, 1997SaveLearn
Trianalytic subvarieties of the Hilbert scheme of points on a K3 surfaceLet X be a hyperkaehler manifold. Trianalytic subvarieties of X are subvarieties which are complex analytic with respect to all complex structures induced by the hyperkaehler structure. Given a K3…Misha Verbitsky·May 2, 1997SaveLearn
Fourier-Mukai transforms for elliptic surfacesWe compute a large number of moduli spaces of stable bundles on a general algebraic elliptic surface using a new class of Fourier-Mukai type transforms.Tom Bridgeland·May 1, 1997SaveLearn
The Singular Supports of IC sheaves on Quasimaps' Spaces are IrreducibleLet C be a smooth projective curve of genus 0. Let B be the variety of complete flags in an n-dimensional vector space V. Given an (n-1)-tuple α∈ N[I] of positive integers one can…Michael Finkelberg, Alexander Kuznetsov, Ivan Mirković·May 1, 1997SaveLearn
Generalized Fourier-Mukai TransformsThe paper sets out a generalized framework for Fourier-Mukai transforms and illustrates their use via vector bundle transforms. A Fourier-Mukai transform is, roughly, an isomorphism of derived…Antony Maciocia·May 1, 1997SaveLearn
Mirror symmetry on K3 surfaces via Fourier-Mukai transformWe use a relative Fourier-Mukai transform on elliptic K3 surfaces X to describe mirror symmetry. The action of this Fourier-Mukai transform on the cohomology ring of X reproduces relative…Claudio Bartocci, Ugo Bruzzo, Daniel Hernandez Ruiperez et al.·Apr 29, 1997SaveLearn
A simply connected numerical Godeaux surface with ample canonical classWe prove that a recent construction of a numerical Godeaux surface due to P. Craighero and R. Gattazzo is simply connected, and show how to realize their construction as a double plane. By proving…I. Dolgachev, C. Werner·Apr 25, 1997SaveLearn
Le probleme de Brill-Noether pour des fibres stables de petites pentesWe deal with the Brill-Noether problem for stable vector bundles of slope between one and two.Vincent Mercat·Apr 24, 1997SaveLearn