Smooth curves specialize to extremal curves

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Abstract: Let Hd,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 [Ct]:tinmathbbA1 in Hd,g such that Ct for teq0 is projectively equivalent to C, while the special fibre C0 is an extremal curve. It follows that smooth curves lie in a unique connected component of Hd,g. We also determine necessary and sufficient conditions for a locally Cohen-Macaulay curve to admit such a specialization to an extremal curve.



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