Curves in low dimensional projective spaces with the lowest ranks

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https://doi.org/10.4067/S0719-06462020000300379

Abstract

Let \(X\subset {\mathbb P}^r\) be an integral and non-degenerate curve. For each \(q\in {\mathbb P}^r\) the \(X\)-rank \(r_X(q)\) of \(q\) is the minimal number of points of \(X\) spanning \(q\). A general point of \({\mathbb P}^r\) has \(X\)-rank \(\lceil (r+1)/2\rceil\). For \(r=3\) (resp. \(r=4\)) we construct many smooth curves such that \(r_X(q) \le 2\) (resp. \(r_X(q) \le 3\)) for all \(q\in {\mathbb P}^r\) (the best possible upper bound). We also construct nodal curves with the same properties and almost all geometric genera allowed by Castelnuovo's upper bound for the arithmetic genus.

Keywords

X-rank , projective curve , space curve , curve in projective spaces
  • Edoardo Ballico Department of Mathematics, University of Trento, 38123 Povo (TN), Italy.
  • Pages: 379–393
  • Date Published: 2020-12-07
  • Vol. 22 No. 3 (2020)

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2020-12-07

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E. Ballico, “Curves in low dimensional projective spaces with the lowest ranks”, CUBO, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 379–393, Dec. 2020.

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Vol. 22 No. 3 (2020)

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