The maximal rank conjecture for non-special curves in \({\mathbb{P}}^ n\) (Q1094493)

Here we prove the following theorem. Fix integers n,d,g with \(n\geq 5\), \(g\geq 0\), \(d\geq g+n\); let X be a general curve of genus \(g\) and \(h: X\to {\mathbb{R}}^ n\) a general non degenerate embedding with non special hyperplane section, \(\deg (h(X))=d\); then h(X) is of maximal rank. For \(n=3, 4\), the result was proved respectively by the authors in Invent. Math. 79, 541-555 (1985; Zbl 0545.14019) and in Math. Z. 188, 215-223 (1985; Zbl 0535.14015). Hence the maximal rank conjecture is now proved for curves with non special hyperplane sections using degeneration techniques.