Linear sections of the Severi variety and moduli of curves

MaRDI QIDQ6207075zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Maksym Fedorchuk

Publication date 8 October 2007

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Families, moduli of curves (algebraic) (14H10) Plane and space curves (14H50) Enumerative problems (combinatorial problems) in algebraic geometry (14N10)

Abstract: We study the Severi variety $V_{d,g}$ of plane curves of degree $d$ and geometric genus $g$. Corresponding to every such variety, there is a one-parameter family of genus $g$ stable curves whose numerical invariants we compute. Building on the work of Caporaso and Harris, we derive a recursive formula for the degrees of the Hodge bundle on the families in question. For $d$ large enough, these families induce moving curves in $$. We use this to derive lower bounds for the slopes of effective divisors on $$. Another application of our results is to various enumerative problems on $V_{d,g}$.

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