A Riemann-Kempf singularity theorem for higher rank Brill-Noether loci

Publication date 20 November 2020

Abstract: Given a vector bundle

V

over a curve

X

, we define and study a surjective rational map

m a t h r m {H i l b}^{d} (m a t h b b P V) - m a t h r m {Q u o t}^{0, d} (V^{*})

generalising the natural map

m a t h r m {S y m}^{d} X o m a t h r m {Q u o t}^{0, d} ({m a t h c a l O}_{X})

. We then give a generalisation of the geometric Riemann--Roch theorem to vector bundles of higher rank over

X

. We use this to give a geometric description of the tangent cone to the Brill--Noether locus

B_{r, d}^{r}

at a suitable bundle

E

with

h^{0} (E) = r + n

. This gives a generalisation of the Riemann--Kempf singularity theorem. As a corollary, we show that the

n

th secant variety of the rank one locus of

m a t h b b P m a t h r m E n d E

is contained in the tangent cone.

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