On a special configuration of lines and points in \(\mathbb P^N\) (Q2927995)

The authors consider arrangements of lines \(L_1,\dots, L_r\) in a projective space \(\mathbb P^N\), with the goal of finding conditions such that for a general \(r\)-tuple of points \(Z=(P_1,\dots, P_r)\subset L_1\times \dots\times L_r\), i.e. with \(P_i\in L_i\) for all \(i\), there exists a hyperplane \(H\) meeting each line \(L_i\) transversally at \(P_i\). Here of course \textit{transversally} means that \(H\) does not contain \(L_i\). It is clear that when the dimension of the span of the \(L_i\)'s is too small, no \(r\)-tuples \(Z\) as above enjoy the property.NEWLINENEWLINEThe authors provide a sufficient condition on the span of subsets of \(\{L_1,\dots,L_r\}\), which implies that, for a sufficiently general \(r\)-tuple \(Z\subset L_1\times \dots\times L_r\), the transversal hyperplane exists. The authors prove that the condition is satisfied when \(L_1,\dots, L_r\) are fibres of a rational scroll and \(N\geq r\).