Cuspidal plane curves, syzygies and a bound on the MW-rank

DOI10.1016/J.JALGEBRA.2012.11.015zbMATH Open1281.14024arXiv1107.2043OpenAlexW2964205821MaRDI QIDQ372669FDOQ372669

Authors: Remke Kloosterman 

Publication date: 9 October 2013

Published in: Journal of Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let $C=Z(f)$ be a reduced plane curve of degree $6k$, with only nodes and ordinary cusps as singularities. Let $I$ be the ideal of the points where $C$ has a cusp. Let $oplusS(-b_i)ooplusS(-a_i)oSoS/I$ be a minimal resolution of $I$. We show that $b_{i}leq5k$. From this we obtain that the Mordell-Weil rank of the elliptic threefold $W:y^2=x^3+f$ equals $$. Using this we find an upper bound for the Mordell-Weil rank of $W$, which is $1/18(125+sqrt73-sqrt2302-106sqrt73)k+l.o.t.$ and we find an upper bound for the exponent of $(t^2-t+1)$ in the Alexander polynomial of $C$, which is $1/36(125+sqrt73-sqrt2302-106sqrt73)k+l.o.t.$. This improves a recent bound of Cogolludo and Libgober almost by a factor 2.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1107.2043

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zbMATH Keywords

Mordell-Weil rankelliptic threefoldplane curves with nodes and cusps

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Syzygies, resolutions, complexes and commutative rings (13D02) Plane and space curves (14H50) Coverings of curves, fundamental group (14H30) (3)-folds (14J30)

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