On the projective normality of complete linear series on an algebraic curve.
Let X ⊂ Pn be an integral and non-degenerate m-dimensional variety defined over R. For any P ∈ Pn(R) the real X-rank r x,R(P) is the minimal cardinality of S ⊂ X(R) such that P ∈ . Here we extend to the real case an upper bound for the X-rank due to Landsberg and Teitler.
In this paper we study the k-th osculating variety of the order d Veronese embedding of P n. In particular, for k=n=2 we show that the corresponding secant varieties have the expected dimension except in one case.
Fix integers n, x, k such that n≥3, k>0, x≥4, (n, x)≠(3, 4) and k(n+1)<(nn+x). Here we prove that the order x Veronese embedding ofP n is not weakly (k−1)-defective, i.e. for a general S⊃P n such that #(S) = k+1 the projective space | I 2S (x)| of all degree t hypersurfaces ofP n singular at each point of S has dimension (n/n+x )−1− k(n+1) (proved by Alexander and Hirschowitz) and a general F∈| I 2S (x)| has an ordinary double point at each P∈ S and Sing (F)=S.
We study the local behaviour of inflection points of families of plane curves in the projective plane. We develop normal forms and versal deformation concepts for holomorphic function germs which take into account the inflection points of the fibres of . We give a classification of such function- germs which is a projective analog of Arnold’s A,D,E classification. We compute the versal deformation with respect to inflections of Morse function-germs.
Let C be a smooth non-degenerate integral curve of degree d and genus g in over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero. For each point P in let be the linear system on C induced by the hyperplanes through P. By one maps C onto a plane curve , such a map can be seen as a projection of C from P. If P is not the vertex of a cone of bisecant lines, then will have only finitely many singular points; or to put it slightly different: The secant scheme parametrizing divisors in...