Smooth curves specialize to extremal curves

DOI10.1007/S00208-014-1065-ZzbMATH Open1323.14021arXiv1207.4588OpenAlexW2027060341MaRDI QIDQ2255285FDOQ2255285

Robin Hartshorne, Paolo Lella, Enrico Schlesinger

Publication date: 9 February 2015

Published in: Mathematische Annalen (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let $H_{d,g}$ denote the Hilbert scheme of locally Cohen-Macaulay curves of degree $d$ and genus $g$ in projective three space. We show that, given a smooth irreducible curve $C$ of degree $d$ and genus $g$, there is a rational curve $[C_t]:tinmathbb{A}^1$ in $H_{d,g}$ such that $C_t$ for $teq0$ is projectively equivalent to $C$, while the special fibre $C_0$ is an extremal curve. It follows that smooth curves lie in a unique connected component of $H_{d,g}$. We also determine necessary and sufficient conditions for a locally Cohen-Macaulay curve to admit such a specialization to an extremal curve.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1207.4588

zbMATH Keywords

Hilbert schemesextremal curveslocally Cohen-Macaulay curves

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Families, moduli of curves (algebraic) (14H10) Plane and space curves (14H50)

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