Fano schemes of determinants and permanents (Q2342186)

Let \(\mathbb K\) be an algebraically closed field. Fix integers \(r,m,n\) with \(1 < r \leq m \leq n\). Let \(A\) be an \(m \times n\) matrix of indeterminates. Let \(D_{m,n}^r\) be the subscheme of \(\mathbb P^{mm-1}_{\mathbb K}\) defined by the \(r \times r\) determinants of \(A\), and let \(P_{m,n}^r\) be the subscheme defined by the \(r \times r\) permanents of \(A\). Let \(F_k(D_{m,n}^r)\) be the subscheme of the Grassmannian \(\mathrm{Gr}(k~+~1,mn)\) parametrizing those \(k\)-dimensional planes in \(\mathbb P^{mn-1}_{\mathbb K}\) that are contained in \(D_{m,n}^r\), and analogously define \(F_k(P_{m,n}^r)\). \(F_k(D_{m,n}^r)\) and \(F_k(P_{m,n}^r)\) are examples of Fano schemes. The authors characterize when these Fano schemes are smooth, irreducible and connected. They also give examples to show that the schemes are not necessarily reduced. They show that \(F_1(D_{m,n}^r)\) always has the expected dimension, and they describe its components. Finally, they use their results to give a detailed study of the case \(r = m = n = 3\) and \(1 \leq k \leq 5\).