Determinant morphism for singular varieties

DOI10.2422/2036-2145.202011_015MaRDI QIDQ6131761zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Ananyo Dan, Inder Kaur

Publication date 18 April 2024

Published in ANNALI SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE - CLASSE DI SCIENZE (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1612.00756

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Parametrization (Chow and Hilbert schemes) (14C05) Algebraic moduli problems, moduli of vector bundles (14D20) Fine and coarse moduli spaces (14D22) Families, moduli of curves (algebraic) (14H10) Vector bundles on curves and their moduli (14H60) Vector bundles on surfaces and higher-dimensional varieties, and their moduli (14J60) Geometric invariant theory (14L24) Determinants and determinant bundles, analytic torsion (58J52)

Abstract: Let $X$ be a projective variety (possibly singular) over an algebraically closed field of any characteristic and $mathcalF$ be a coherent sheaf. In this article, we define the determinant of $mathcalF$ such that it agrees with the classical definition of determinant in the case when $X$ is non-singular. We study how the Hilbert polynomial of the determinant varies in families of singular varieties. Consider a singular family such that every fiber is a normal, projective variety. Unlike in the case when the family is smooth, the Hilbert polynomial of the determinant does not remain constant in singular families. However, we show that it exhibits an upper semi-continuous behaviour. Using this we give a determinant morphism defined over flat families of coherent sheaves. This morphism coincides with the classical determinant morphism in the smooth case. Finally, we give applications of our results to moduli spaces of semi-stable sheaves on $X$ and to Hilbert schemes of curves.

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