Geometric properties of the double-point divisor

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Abstract: Let XnsubsetPN be a nonsingular, nondegenerate projective variety of dimension n and codimension Nnge2. Let |CX| be the linear system determined by the double-point divisor obtained by generically projecting X to a hypersurface in Pn+1. We classify those varieties for which CX is not ample, or equivalently, does not separate points of X. We call such varieties Roth varieties and prove that they exist for all dimensions nge2 and give a description of their properties. For example, in many cases Roth varieties are Castelnuovo varieties. Positivity results for the double-point divisor are analogous to positivity results for the ramification divisor which are studied in adjunction theory.









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