On the minimal free resolution of curves in \(\mathbb{P}^ n\) (Q1895640)

In this paper the author studies minimal free resolutions of general curves in a fixed projective space. More precisely he studies general curves having an `expected' minimal free resolution [see for example \textit{M. Idà}, J. Reine Angew. Math. 403, 67-153 (1990; Zbl 0681.14032) for a detailed discussion on `expected' minimal free resolution]. The main result is the following: For every integer \(k\) there are at most 60 integers \(d\) with \(a(4,k-1) <d\leq a(4,k)\) such that the general union of \(d\) disjoint lines in \(\mathbb{P}^4\) has not the `expected' minimal free resolution, where \(a(4,k)\) is an increasing sequence of natural numbers. A very similar statement is given for general rational curves in \(\mathbb{P}^4\) and a less precise statement is given in \(\mathbb{P}^n\).