Some remarks on the schemes \(W_ d^ r\) (Q1176042)

Let \(X\) be a smooth irreducible projective curve of genus \(g\geq 1\) and let \(J(X)\) be the jacobian of \(X\). Let \(I(d):X^{(d)}\to J(X)\) be the natural morphism and consider \(W^ r_ d=\{x\in J(X):\dim(I(d)^{- 1}(x))\geq r\}\). Let \(\rho^ r_ d(g)\) be the Brill-Noether number. The author proves some results concerning the schemes \(W^ r_ d\). For example: ``Suppose \(\dim(W^ r_{d-1})=\rho^ r_{d-1}(g)\geq 0\) and \(\rho^ r_ d(g)<g\). If \(W^ r_{d-1}\) is a reduced (respectively irreducible) scheme, then \(W^ r_ d\) is a reduced (respectively irreducible) scheme''. As an application one proves some dimension theorems for the schemes \(W^ 1_ d\).