Positive curves in polarized manifolds (Q679471)

From MaRDI portal
scientific article
Language Label Description Also known as
English
Positive curves in polarized manifolds
scientific article

    Statements

    Positive curves in polarized manifolds (English)
    0 references
    0 references
    0 references
    0 references
    1 June 1997
    0 references
    Curves \(Y\) on a smooth complex polarized variety \((X,A)\) of dimension \(k \geq 3\) are studied in order to generalize a paper by \textit{R. Paoletti} [Atti Accad. Naz. Lincei, Cl. Sci. Fis. Mat. Nat., IX. Ser., Rend. Lincei, Mat. Appl. 6, No. 4, 259-274 (1995; Zbl 0874.14018)] in case \(k=3\) about the Seshadri constant \(\varepsilon (Y,A)\) and positivity conditions on \(Y\). Let \(\pi : X_Y \rightarrow X\) be the blow up of \(X\) at the smooth curve \(Y\), \(E\) the exceptional divisor of the blow up, then the Seshadri constant is defined by: \(\varepsilon := \varepsilon (Y,A) := \sup\{\eta \in {\mathbb{Q}}\mid \pi ^* A-\eta E\) is ample\}. Then for all \(\eta \in (0,\varepsilon)\cap {\mathbb{Q}}\), \(\eta = {n\over m}\), we can assume \(m(\pi^* A)- nE\) to be very ample, so, if \(H_1,\dots,H_{k-2}\) are generic elements in \(m(\pi^* A)- nE\), \({\mathcal H} = H_1\cap \dots \cap H_{k-2}\) and \(Y' = {\mathcal H}\cap Y\) will be smooth and connected (of dimension 2 and 1 respectively). The curve \(Y\) is said to be \(A\)-ample if it exists \(\eta \in (0,\varepsilon)\) such that \(Y'\) is ample in \({\mathcal H}\), and is said to be A-big if \({Y'}^2 > 0\). The main results in the paper are: -- any \(A\)-ample curve \(Y\) meets every hypersurface of \(X\), and any \(A\)-big curve meets every hypersurface on \(X\) which is smooth and with an ample normal bundle; -- an \(A\)-big curve \(Y\) is not \(A\)-ample if and only if there is an irreducible hypersurface in \(X\) which does not meet \(Y\); -- when \(Y\) is \(A\)-ample or \(A\)-big, criteria to compute the cohomological dimension of \(X-Y\) are given; -- \(A\)-ampleness and \(A\)-bigness are open properties in flat families.
    0 references
    polarized variety
    0 references
    Seshadri constant
    0 references
    hypersurfaces
    0 references
    ampleness
    0 references
    bigness
    0 references
    ample curve
    0 references
    big curve
    0 references

    Identifiers