Detaching embedded points

DOI10.2140/ANT.2012.6.731MaRDI QIDQ442453zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Dawei Chen, Scott Nollet

Publication date 10 August 2012

Published in Algebra \& Number Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0911.2221, http://msp.berkeley.edu/ant/2012/6-4/p05.xhtml

zbMATH Keywords

deformationembedded pointsHilbert schemespace curve

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Deformations of singularities (14B07) Families, moduli of curves (algebraic) (14H10) Plane and space curves (14H50)

Abstract: We show that if $Dsubsetmathbb{P}^N$ is obtained from a codimension two local complete intersection $C$ by adding embedded points of multiplicity $leq3$, then $D$ is a flat limit of $C$ and isolated points. As applications, we determine the irreducible components of Hilbert schemes of space curves with high arithmetic genus, show the smoothness of the Hilbert component whose general member is a plane curve union a point in $mathbb{P}^3$, and construct a Hilbert component whose general member has an embedded point.

Review text

Let \(Y \subset \mathbb{P}^N\) be a closed subscheme containing zero-dimensional embedded points and let \(X\) be the closed scheme obtained by removing the embedded points. The main question of the paper is: when does \(Y\) belong to a flat irreducible family having \(X\) union isolated points as its general member?NEWLINENEWLINEThe authors are able to give the following interesting answer: Suppose that the multiplicities of the embedded points are at most 3 and that \(X\) is locally a complete intersection of codimension 2, then \(Y\) is a flat specialization of \(X\) union isolated points. This result is optimal for the size of the multiplicity and the codimension, and also with respect to being a local complete intersection. Using \textit{S. Nollet} and \textit{E. Schlesinger} [Compos. Math. 139, No. 2, 169--196 (2003; Zbl 1053.14035)] the authors give examples of irreducible components of the Hilbert scheme \({\text{ H}}(d,g):={\text{ Hilb}}^{dz+1-g}(\mathbb{P}^3)\) of one-dimensional schemes of degree \(d=4\) and arithmetic genus \(g\) whose general point is a curve with an embedded point.NEWLINENEWLINEUsing their theorems they show several results for the Hilbert scheme \({\text{ H}}(d,g)\) of high genus, e.g. that \({\text{ H}}(d,g)\) is irreducible for \(d \geq 6\) and \(g > -4 +(d-1)(d-2)/2\), and also smooth in the case \(g = -1 +(d-1)(d-2)/2\). Finally they prove that \({\text{ H}}(4,0)\) consists of four irreducible components and they describe the general curves.

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