Rank two vector bundles over regular elliptic surfaces (Q1119702)

Let \(\pi\) : \(S\to {\mathbb{P}}_ 1\) denote a general regular elliptic surface and \(\mu\) the number of multiple fibres of \(\pi\). For a positive integer c and a suitable ample line bundle \(L_ c\) on S let \({\mathcal M}(c)\) denote the moduli space of \(L_ c\)-stable rank two vector bundles over S with \(c_ 1(V)=0\) and \(c_ 2(V)=c\). It is shown that if \(c>\max (2(1+p_ g)-1,2p_ g+(2/3)\mu)\), then every component of \({\mathcal M}(c)\) is reduced at a generic point and of dimension \(\dim (M)=4c-3\chi ({\mathcal O}_ S)\). A rather precise description of a Zariski open subset of the components is given. They are all fibrations with general fibre an abelian variety over a base U whose dimension is specified by \(p_ g\) and c. For \(\mu =0\), U is just an open subset of a projective space. From this it is shown moreover that if \(c\geq 2(1+p_ g)\) and \(\mu =0\) then \({\mathcal M}(c)\) is irreducible.