Symmetric tensor rank with a tangent vector: a generic uniqueness theorem

Abstract: Let

X_{m, d} s u b s e t m a t h b b P^{N}

,

, be the order

d

Veronese embedding of

m a t h b b P^{m}

. Let

a u (X_{m, d}) s u b s e t m a t h b b P^{N}

, be the tangent developable of

X_{m, d}

. For each integer

t g e 2

let

a u (X_{m, d}, t) s u b s e t e q m a t h b b P^{N}

, be the joint of

a u (X_{m, d})

and

t - 2

copies of

X_{m, d}

. Here we prove that if

m g e 2

,

d g e 7

and

, then for a general

P i n a u (X_{m, d}, t)

there are uniquely determined

P_{1}, ..., P_{t - 2} i n X_{m, d}

and a unique tangent vector

u

of

X_{m, d}

such that

P

is in the linear span of

u c u p P_{1}, ..., P_{t - 2}

, i.e. a degree

d

linear form

f

associated to

P

may be written as

f = L_{t-1}^{d-1}L_t + sum_{i=1}^{t-2} L_i^d

with

L_{i}

,

1 l e i l e t

, uniquely determined (up to a constant) linear forms on

m a t h b b P^{m}

.

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