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A categorical invariant for cubic threefolds

Algebraic Geometry 2011-10-19 v2

Abstract

We prove a categorical version of the Torelli theorem for cubic threefolds. More precisely, we show that the non-trivial part of a semi-orthogonal decomposition of the derived category of a cubic threefold characterizes its isomorphism class.

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@article{arxiv.0903.4414,
  title  = {A categorical invariant for cubic threefolds},
  author = {Marcello Bernardara and Emanuele Macri and Sukhendu Mehrotra and Paolo Stellari},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0903.4414},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

30 pages. Minor changes. Final version to appear in Adv. Math

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