Three topological results on the twistor discriminant locus in the 4-sphere

DOI10.1007/S00032-019-00292-5zbMATH Open1444.14037arXiv1808.07806OpenAlexW2888389449MaRDI QIDQ2002078FDOQ2002078

Amedeo Altavilla, E. Ballico

Publication date: 11 July 2019

Published in: Milan Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We exploit techniques from classical (real and complex) algebraic geometry for the study of the standard twistor fibration $pi:mathbb{CP}^{3}o{S}^4$. We prove three results about the topology of the twistor discriminant locus of an algebraic surface in $mathbb{CP}^3$. First of all we prove that, with the exception of two exceptional cases, the real dimension of the twistor discriminant locus of an algebraic surface is always equal to 2. Secondly we describe the possible intersections of a general surface with the family of twistor lines: we find that only 4 configurations are possible and for each of them we compute the dimension. Lastly we give a decomposition of the twistor discriminant locus of a given cone in terms of its singular locus and its dual variety.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.07806

zbMATH Keywords

stabilitytwistor fibrationdimension algebraic varietiesdiscriminant locus of cones

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of vector bundles and moduli spaces in mathematical physics (twistor theory, instantons, quantum field theory) (14D21) Rational and ruled surfaces (14J26) Topology of real algebraic varieties (14P25) Twistor theory, double fibrations (complex-analytic aspects) (32L25) Twistor methods in differential geometry (53C28)

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