On a compactification of the moduli space of the rational normal curves

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Paolo Cascini

Abstract: For any odd $n$, we describe a smooth minimal (i.e. obtained by adding an irreducible hypersurface) compactification $ilde{S}_n$ of the quasi-projective homogeneous variety $S_n=PGL(n+1)/SL(2)$ that parameterizes the rational normal curves in $P^n$. We show that $ilde{S}_n$ is isomorphic to a component of the Maruyama scheme of the semi-stable sheaves on $P^n$ of rank $n$ and Chern polynomial $(1+t{)}^{n+2}$ and we compute its Betti numbers. In particular $ilde{S}_3$ is isomorphic to the variety of nets of quadrics defining twisted cubics, studied by G. Ellinsgrud, R. Piene and S. Str{o}mme (Space curves, Proc. Conf., LNM 1266).

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