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May 29, 2022 at 8:41 comment added john thanks for the explanation and references.
May 28, 2022 at 20:08 history edited Puzzled CC BY-SA 4.0
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May 28, 2022 at 20:02 comment added Puzzled No, it is not a blow down. There is a birational map between the two which is an isomorphism in condimension one. You have to flip several subvarieties of $X_n^{n-3}$ to reach $M_{(\frac{1}{2},\dots,frac{1}{2})}$. These subvarities are basically cones over secant varieties of the degree $n-3$ rational curve through the $n$ blownup points. I will add some references in my answer.
May 28, 2022 at 18:12 comment added john thanks..could this be made more precise,i.e. is $M_{1/2,...1/2}$ a blow down of $X^{n-3}_n$, along a variety $S$, and what is $S$ ?
May 28, 2022 at 17:31 history answered Puzzled CC BY-SA 4.0