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Let $C\subset\mathbb{P}^4$ a rational normal curve. Then the variety of secant lines in $\mathbb{G}(1,4)$ is isomorphic to the second symmetric product of $C$, hence a $\mathbb{P}^2$. Is there a small …

Let $K$ be a field which is complete with respect to a discrete valuation $v$ with ring of integers $R$ and residue field $k$. Let $A$ an abelian variety over $K$ and let $A^t$ be the dual abelian var …

Let $B$ a discrete valuation ring, say for simplicity with residue field of characteristic $0$, and $K$ its quotient field. Assume that I have an abelian variety $A$ over $K$ and let $A'$ be its Néron …

Are there, for any $k$, smooth plane curves $C\subset\mathbb{P}^2$ of degree $d=2k$ over $\mathbb{C}$ such that the space of global sections of all odd theta characteristics on $C$ is one dimensional? …

Let $A$ be an abelian variety over $\mathbb{C}$ and let $X_m$ the subset of nontrivial $m$-torsion points on $A$. Can we realize $X_m$ as the zero locus of a global section of a suitable vector bundle …

Let $X$ be a curve over some algebraically closed field $k$ and let $J$ be its Jacobian. I have read that one should think of the Tate module $T_lJ$ as being the first homology group of $X$ with coeff …

Is there a characterization of projective varieties $X\subset\mathbb{P}^n$ whose secant variety is a hypersurface of degree $3$? In the case that the secant variety does not have the expected dimensio …

Let $k$ be a field of characteristic not 2 or 3. Then the set of elliptic curves over $k$ can be parametrized by the affine variety $S=D(4a^3+27b^2)\subset\mathbb{A}^2_k$ via the family $E\to S$ where …

I am interested in smooth nonedegenerate surfaces $X\subset\mathbb{P}^n$, $n\geq 5$, whose secant variety $\sigma(X)$ has dimension $4$. Clearly, the second Veronese embedding of $\mathbb{P}^2$ is suc …

Let $f_1,\ldots,f_r\in\mathbb{C}[x,y]$ and consider the subalgebras $A_1,\ldots,A_r$ of $\mathbb{C}[x,y]$ that are generated by $f_1,\ldots,f_r$, i.e., $A_i=\mathbb{C}[f_i]$. Using some dimension esti …

I am looking for a reference from which I can cite the following statement: The Picard group of a very general quartic hypersurface $X\subset\mathbb{P}^3$ is generated by the class of a hyperplane sec …

Let $P,Q\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ lattice polytopes such that $P$ and $P'=P+Q$ are smooth polytopes. We obtain the birational morphism $f:X_{P'}\to X_Q$ and I am interested in a criterion when this is a re …

Let $f:X\to Y$ be a surjective morphism of smooth irreducible varieties over $\mathbb{C}$. Assume further that $Y$ is complete and that every fiber $f^{-1}(y)$ for $y\in Y$ is complete and irreducible …

Morally speaking, my question is whether every real smooth projective curve can be deformed in as many real directions as complex directions. Let me make the question precise. Let $H$ be the Hilbert s …

Let $\pi: S\to C$ be a minimal conic bundle over a field $k$ of characteristic zero. That is, $S$ is a geometrically irreducible smooth surface with Picard rank $2$ and $C$ a geometrically irreducibl …