Courbe des trisécantes à une courbe elliptique lisse de \({\mathbb{P}}^ 3\). (The trisecant curve to a smooth elliptic curve of \({\mathbb{P}}^ 3.\)) (Q757515)

Let C be a smooth elliptic curve in \({\mathbb{P}}^ 3\) of degree \( d\geq 5.\) It is shown that the trisecant curve T to C (embedded in the variety \(C_ 3\) of divisors of degree 3 on C) is connected [in fact \(h^ 0({\mathcal O}_ T)=1]\). The primary decomposition of T is studied in some detail when \(d=6\).