Curves on normal surfaces

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The main result is the following theorem: Let \(S\subset \mathbb{P}^3\) be a normal surface of degree \(s\), and \({\mathcal L}\) a torsion free rank one sheaf on \(S\) with local projective dimension one as \({\mathcal O}_{\mathbb{P}^3}\)-module. Let the minimal generators of \(\bigoplus_{n\in \mathbb{Z}}H^0 {\mathcal L}(n)\) occur in degrees \(n_0\leq n_1\leq \cdots\leq n_r\). Then \(n_j-n_{j-1} \leq s-2\) for \(j=1, \dots,r\), and the regularity of \({\mathcal L}\) is \(\leq n_r+ (s-2)\). If \(C\) is a locally Cohen-Macaulay curve lying on \(S\), then its ideal sheaf \({\mathcal L}\) in \(S\) is as before and so the theorem provides information on \(C\). In fact some consequences are given in terms of the generic initial ideal of \(C\) and in terms of the Rao function \(\rho(n)= h^1{\mathcal I}_C(n)\). The theorem is not true if \(S\) is not normal, hence it is sharp.











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