Derived categories of Fano threefolds \(V_{12}\) (Q2508716)

By Mukai's classification, any prime Fano threefold \(X = V_{12}\) of genus \(7\) is a codimension 7 linear section of the 10-dimensional spinor variety \(\text{LG}(5,10) \subset {\mathbb{P}}^{15}\) [\textit{S. Mukai}, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86, No. 9, 3000--3002 (1989; Zbl 0679.14020)]. The linear embedding \(X \subset \text{LG}(5,10)\) is defined by a rank 5 vector bundle \(U\) on \(X\), the restriction to \(X\) of the spinor bundle on \(\text{LG}(5,10)\). The space \({\mathbb{P}}^6\) of linear equations of \(X\) in \(\text{LG}(5,10)\) intersects on the dual spinor variety of \(\text{LG}(5,10)\) a canonical curve \(C_X\) of genus \(7\) with the property that the Jacobian of \(C\) is isomorphic to the intermediate Jacobian of \(X\) [see \textit{A. Iliev} and \textit{D. Markushevich}, Adv. Geom. 4, No. 3, 287--318 (2004; Zbl 1074.14039)]. The goal of this paper is to establish further relations between the Fano 3-fold \(X\) of genus \(7\) and its dual curve \(C_X\) on the level of their derived categories. The main result of the paper, Theorem 4.4 states that if \(D^b(X)\) and \(D^b(C_X)\) are the bounded derived categories of coherent sheaves on \(X\) and on \(C_X\), then \(D^b(X)\) is generated by \(D^b(C_X)\), the bundle \(U\) and the structure sheaf \(O_X\), i.e. \(D^b(X)\) can be decomposed into a semiorthogonal sum \(D^b(X) = < O_X, U, D^b(C_X)>\) in the sense of \textit{A. Bondal} and \textit{D. Orlov} [Semiorthogonal decompositions of algebraic varieties, Preprint MPI/1995-15; \texttt{math.AG/9506012}]. As an application is shown that the base of the family of conics on \(X\) is isomorphic to the symmetric square of its dual curve \(C_X\).