Sparse versions of the Cayley-Bacharach theorem (Q2244852)

The Cayley-Bacharach theorem is a well-known result from classical algebraic geometry. It states that all cubic curves through eight given points in the general position in the plane also pass through a unique ninth point. In this way, the Cayley-Bacharach theorem provides a map assigning a point in the plane to eight given points which is also called the extra point map. In [\textit{Q. Ren} et al., Am. Math. Mon. 122, No. 9, 845--854 (2015; Zbl 1346.14083)], it is shown that the induced map is expressed in a rational form explicitly. In the paper under review, another formula for the induced map is proved, and a generalization of the Cayley-Bacharach theorem is obtained. The authors present this generalization as follows: ``A choice of \(N\) generic points in \(\mathbb{C}^{d}\) gives rise to \(d\) hypersurfaces satisfying given constraints, and it turns out that those hypersurfaces meet in exactly \( N +1\) points.'' Moreover, they prove that the corresponding generalized extra point map is rational. The paper concludes with a big amount of examples.