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A generalization of the Castelnuovo-de Franchis inequality

Algebraic Geometry 2012-11-13 v1

Abstract

We give a lower bound on the Hodge number h^{2,0}(X), where X is an irregular compact K\"ahler (or smooth complex projective) variety, in terms of the minimal rank of an element in the kernel of the wedge product map \psi_2: \Lambda^2 H^0(X,\Omega_X^1) -> H^0(X,\Omega_X^2). As a consequence, we obtain a generalization to higher dimensions of the Castelnuovo-de Franchis inequality for surfaces, improving some results of Lazarsfeld and Popa and Lombardi for threefolds and fourfolds.

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@article{arxiv.1211.2486,
  title  = {A generalization of the Castelnuovo-de Franchis inequality},
  author = {Víctor González-Alonso},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1211.2486},
  year   = {2012}
}

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7 pages, comments very welcome