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Bézout's theorem for arcs in the plane
Consider two polynomials $p,q \in {\mathbb R}[x,y]$, both of degree $d$. Let $\gamma_p$ and $\gamma_q$ be the two curves in ${\mathbb R}^2$ that are defined by these polynomials, and assume that these ...
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Upper bound for the product of Schubert cycles
Let $Gr(c,\infty)$ be the complex grassmannian of $c$-dimensional subspaces of the infinite dimensional complex space. Every finite dimensional grassmannian, $Gr(c,N)$, can be thought as a subspace of ...
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intersection number
I vaguely recall the following fact that I'd like to use in my research. It should be easy to see that this holds (if it does) but I can't seem to prove it.
Let $p:X\longrightarrow S$ be a (regular) ...
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Isomorphism outside of negative curves against the canonical
Let $X$ be a smooth projective complex variety and let us suppose that the closure of the union of curves $C$ on $X$ that are non-positive against the canonical divisor is a closed subset $F\subsetneq ...
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Pairing on arithmetic surfaces
Let $f: X \to S$ be an arithmetic surface, where $S=\operatorname{Spec } O_K$ for a number field $K$. It is well known that if we want to introduce a reasonable intersection theory on $X$ we have to ...
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Blow-up of $\mathbb{P}^4$ along a quadric surface
Let $Q\subset\mathbb{P}^3\subset\mathbb{P}^4$ be a smooth quadric surface, and let $X = Bl_Q\mathbb{P}^4$ the blow-up of $\mathbb{P}^4$ along $Q$. Let $H$ be the pull-back of the hyperplane section of ...
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Intersection of curves in non-singular projective algebraic surfaces
Bezout thereom that says that two irreducible algebraic curves $C$ and $D$ in $\mathbb{P}^2_\mathbb{C}$ intersect at $nm$ points (counted with multiplicity), where $n$ and $m$ are the degrees of $C$ ...
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Relative canonical class of blowing-up a flag ideal
Let $X$ be a smooth complex projective variety of dimension $n$. Consider a flag ideal $I$ on $X\times \mathbb{P}^1$, namely,
$$
I=I_0+I_1t+I_2t^2+\cdots+I_{N-1}t^{N-1}+(t^N)\,,
$$
where $t$ is the ...
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Proper locally trivial bundle is injective on Chow groups
If $X\to Y$ is a map of varieties that is Zariski-locally isomorphic to a projection $U\times P\to U$ with $P$ (smooth) proper, I think the pullback $A_{\bullet}(Y)\to A_{\bullet}(X)$ is supposed to ...
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Segre Classes of reducible variety
Suppose I have a singular projective variety $X\subset \mathbb{P}^n$ that is reducible with $X=\bigcup_i X_i$ smooth irreducible components. That is, the irreducible components are smooth but $X$ is ...
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The volume around a singular isolated root when equalities are loosened
Suppose I have a system of polynomial equations in $n$ real variables $f_i(x_1,\ldots,x_n)=0$, $i=1,\ldots,m$, such that $0$ is an isolated solution. Now I replace each of the equations with a double-...
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Is the group of homologically trivial cycles in a variety over a finite field torsion?
Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over $\mathbb{F}_q$. Is any cycle in the Chow group $CH^i(X)$ which is trivial in $\ell$-adic cohomology automatically torsion? For abelian varieties I believe ...
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Inverse direction of Hodge index theorem
The Hodge index theorem states that the intersection matrix associated to curves on a smooth algebraic surface has a specified signature---namely, if the intersection matrix has size $n \times n$ then ...
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K-theoretic derivation of Bézout theorem
In the paper "$K$-Theory and Intersection Theory" by Henri Gillet in Handbook of K-theory, 2005 (link behind paywall at Springerlink), the author says:
"When the ground field $k = \mathbb C$, Bézout’...
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Motives up to homological equivalence
Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over a field $k$ finitely generated over its prime field, and $M_{hom}(X)$ the category of motives modulo $\ell$-adic homological equivalence.
(1) Is $M_{hom}(...
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Hard Lefschetz for cycles
Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over a field $k$. It is known by work of Deligne, that the Lefschetz operator:
$$
L^k:H^{2n-2k}\left(X_{\overline{k}},\mathbf{Q}_{\ell}\right)\to H^{2n+2k}\left(...
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Complete intersections in projective spaces
Let $X$ be an arbitrary smooth projective variety over a field $k$.
Do there exist:
a smooth complete intersection $X'$ in a projective space.
a surjective morphism of $k$-varieties $X'\to X$ ?
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Is there an analogy of Sumihiro's equivariant Chow's lemma for DM stack?
There is an analogy of Chow's lemma for a DM stack $X$ written in the Laumon's book 'Champ algebrique'. There exists a generically finite, proper surjective morphism $Y \to X$ from a quasi-projective ...
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Why is flatness needed for the Segre classes of a family of cones to be equal in the Chow ring of the base
Let $X$ be an algebraic scheme and $\mathscr C$ a cone on $X\times\mathbf A^1$ and $C_t$ denote the restriction of $\mathscr C$ to $X\times\{t\}$ ($t=0,1$, or whatever). The claim in Fulton's ...
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Intersection numbers on blow ups of toric varieties
Suppose we have a smooth, complete toric varietiy $X_{\Sigma}$ of dimension $n$. Let $\sigma_k \in \Sigma(k)$ a smooth $k$-dimensional cone in $\Sigma$ and suppose we make the toric blow up at the ...
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What is known about the structure of $\mathbb Z[c_1(\mathcal O_V(1))]$ for a projective $\Bbbk$-variety $V$?
Motivation:
Following Fulton's Intersection Theory, the Chern class of an arbitrary algebraic $\Bbbk$-scheme $X$ can be constructed as follows. First, define the graded by codimension abelian group $...
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Negative intersection number between curve and effective divisor
Let X be a complex projective variety and E be an irreducible effective divisor on it. Then, I want to know whether the following set is finite:
{C | C be an irreducible curve and C.E<0}.
I know ...
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Non-vanishing of cup product in cohomology
Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over $\mathbb{C}$, and let $\alpha \in H^{2k}(X)$ be an algebraic cohomology class. Let us fix an $l$ such that $H^l(X) \neq 0$ and $H^{l+2k}(X) \neq 0$.
The ...
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if f is birational, is the pushforward map on the numerical groups surjective?
this question was asked on mathunderflow but no one gave a satisfactory answer (perhaps here it will receive more attention?)
Say that one has a morphism of projective algebraic varieties $f: X \to Y$...
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About the contractability
Let $X\subset \mathbb{P}^3$ be the surface defined by the equation $xy-zw=0$, and consider the curve $E \subset X$ defined by the equation $x=z=0$.
Question. Can $E$ be contracted to a point?
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Cohomology of vector bundles via Intersection Theory
Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over a fixed field $k$ (take $k = \mathbb{C}$ if necessary). For a vector bundle $E$ on $X$, $ch(E)$ will be in the Chow ring.
$\textbf{Question 1: }$ If $\...
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Projective embeddings and quasi-compactness
Let $X$ be a projective scheme over a ring $R$, and $p : X\to\mathbf{P}^n_R$ a projective embedding.
Does there exist $n$ large enough so that the complement $U\subset \mathbf{P}^n_R$ of $p(X)$ in ...
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On finite endomorphisms of $\mathbf{P}^r$
This question is basically on applying the Grothendieck-Riemann-Roch theorem to finding a formula for the push-forward of a line bundle on $\mathbf{P}^r$ under a certain morphism. Since I have a lot ...
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Family of Enriques surfaces and GRR, Part 2
As I mentioned in my previous post, I am studying the article Moduli of Enriques surfaces and Grothendieck-Riemann-Roch.
The Grothendieck-Riemann-Roch theorem is applied there to show that, for any ...
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Equivalence relations among algebraic cycles
In the book 3264 and All That by Eisenbud & Harris, the authors claim that for smooth projective varieties admitting an affine stratification, the algebraic equivalence relation and the rational ...
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On connectedness of intersection of subgroups
I am quite interested in any partical answer to the following general (maybe a little bit vague) question: Is there some criterion about the connectedness of the intersection of two connected ...
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is intersection of a curve and a family of curves generically constant as a scheme?
(everything below is defined over an algebraically closed field)
Let $D$ be a (smooth) surface, and let $X \subset T \times D$ be a flat family of curves on $D$, where $T$ is irreducible. Let $E$ be ...
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Moving lemma for countable collection of subvarieties
Fix an integer $n \ge 5$. Let $\mathcal{V}$ be a countable collection of closed subvarieties of $\mathbb{P}^n_{\mathbb{C}}$ of codimension at least $2$. Choose a point $p \in \mathbb{P}^n$. Does there ...
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Are there n polynomials for which all intersection multiplicities are at least m?
I don't know whether this is known or not, but I was thinking of the following problem.
Let $n$ and $m$ be natural numbers. Are there $n$ polynomial $f_1,...,f_n\in \mathbb{C}[x]$, such that all of ...
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Bloch–Beilinson conjecture for varieties over function fields of positive characteristic
Is there a version of the Bloch–Beilinson conjecture for smooth projective varieties over global fields of positive characteristic? The conjecture I’m referring to is the “recurring fantasy” on page 1 ...
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Intersection theory on singular varieties by embedding to smooth ones
Let $X$ be a normal complex projective variety over $\mathbb C$. In order to define the intersection product of the Chow ring, one usually requires $X$ to be smooth. How to weak the smoooth assumption ...
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Calculating the distinguished varieties of intersection product
In Fulton's Intersection theory Example 6.1.2,one considers two divisors on $\mathbf{P}^2$ given by $D_1=A+2B,D_2=2A+B$, where $A,B$ are lines meeting at a point.
Let $X=D_1\times D_2,Y=\mathbf{P}^2\...
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Intersection theory on M_{g,n}
Is there a paper\book that lists the top intersections of Hodge classes and tautological classes on $\overline{\mathcal{M}}_{g,n}$ for small $g$ and $k$, e.g. $g=2,3$ and $k=0,1,2$ ?
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non degenerate quadratic form on the group of correspondences on an algebraic curve?
Hi,
Given two (smooth, projective) curves $X$ and $Y$ over a field $k$, define a correspondence to be a line
bundle $L$ on $X\times Y$. A trivial correspondence is a correspondence of the form $p_1^*...
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Varieties connected by curves in projective spaces of small dimension
Let $X\subset\mathbb{P}^N$ be an irreducible complex variety. Fix an integer $a\geq 2$ and call $P_a$ the following property: given $x_1,\dots,x_a\in X$ general points there exists an irreducible ...
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Extending effective Cartier divisors
Let $X$ be a non-singular, quasi-projective variety (over $\mathbb{C}$) of dimension at least $3$, $D_1, D_2$ are integral effective divisors in $X$ with $D_1 \cap D_2$ of codimension $2$ in $X$. Let $...
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Polarization of an abelian variety made by the sum of two divisors
Let $X$ be an abelian variety of dimension $n$, and let $L$ be a polarization, that is, an ample line bundle on $X$, with $\chi(L)=3$.
In my specific case, I have that $L=\mathcal{O}_X(\Theta + D)$, ...
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Intersections with a Power of an Ample Divisor on an Abelian Variety
Let $A$ be a $g$-dimensional, complex abelian variety, let $H$ be an ample divisor, let $D\in Pic^0(A)$, and let $0\leq k\leq g$.
Question 1: Does $D^k\neq 0\in CH^k(A,\mathbb{Q})$ imply that $H^{g-k}...
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Are motives of K3 surfaces of abelian type?
I refer to the article of van Geemen https://arxiv.org/pdf/math/9903146. What van Geemen calls the Kuga-Satake-Hodge conjecture suggests that for a K3 surface $X$ over $\mathbb{C}$, the summand $h^2(X)...
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Tate conjecture for singular varieties in terms of intersection homology
In his book “Mixed motives and algebraic K-theory”, Jannsen generalizes the Tate conjecture to a potentially singular projective variety $X$ over a finitely generated field. The statement is the same ...
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Simple Grothendieck-Riemann-Roch computation with relative Todd class
$\DeclareMathOperator\Tot{Tot}\DeclareMathOperator\ch{ch}\DeclareMathOperator\td{td}\DeclareMathOperator\ker{ker}\DeclareMathOperator\rk{rk}$I was wondering if the following is correct: Let $X=\Tot(L)$...
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Why is the "wrong" definition of intersection of varieties the "right" one for generalized Bézout?
For ease of notation, define the degree of a variety to be the sum of the degrees of its irreducible components. The generalized Bézout theorem (due to Fulton and Macpherson) states that, for $V_1$, $...
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Intersection theory on schemes with Gorenstein singularities
Is there a good reference/book on Intersection theory on schemes with Gorenstein singularities? Does the construction of the intersection of cycles discussed in Fulton's book also hold for schemes ...
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A proper morphism restricts to a closure of a point on the generic fiber
Let $\pi:X^{e}\rightarrow Y^{d}(e\geq d)$ be a proper and dominant morphism of projective varieties over field $k$. Moreover, $Y$ is assumed to be smooth. Denote $\eta$ the generic point of $Y$, $X_\...
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Singling out lower-dimensional components
Let $V\subset \mathbb{A}^n$ be defined by equations of degree $\leq D$. (That is, $V$ is an intersection of hypersurfaces of degree $\leq D$.) Assume $V$ is not pure-dimensional. Let $V^-$ be the ...