Effective base point freeness.
We prove a multiple-points higher-jets nonvanishing theorem by the use of local Seshadri constants. Applications are given to effectivity problems such as constructing rational and birational maps into Grassmannians, and the global generation of vector bundles.
Complex projective elliptic surfaces endowed with a numerically effective line bundle of arithmetic genus two are studied and partially classified. A key role is played by elliptic quasi-bundles, where some ideas developed by Serrano in order to study ample line bundles apply to this more general situation.
The main purpose of this paper is twofold. We first analyze in detail the meaningful geometric aspect of the method introduced in [12], concerning families of irreducible, nodal curves on a smooth, projective threefold X. This analysis gives some geometric interpretations not investigated in [12] and highlights several interesting connections with families of other singular geometric objects related to X and to other varieties. Then we use this method to study analogous problems for families of...