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A Semi-orthogonal Sequence in the Derived Category of the Hilbert Scheme of Three Points

Algebraic Geometry 2026-04-06 v2

Abstract

For a smooth projective variety XX of dimension d5d \geq 5 over an algebraically closed field kk of characteristic zero, it is shown in this paper that the bounded derived category of the Hilbert scheme of three points X[3]X^{[3]} admits a semi-orthogonal sequence of length (d32)\binom{d-3}{2}. Each subcategory in this sequence is equivalent to the derived category of XX and realized as the image of a Fourier-Mukai transform along a Grassmannian bundle G\mathbb{G} over XX parametrizing planar subschemes in X[3]X^{[3]}. The main ingredient in the proof is the computation of the normal bundle of G\mathbb{G} in X[3]X^{[3]}. An analogous result for generalized Kummer varieties is deduced at the end.

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@article{arxiv.2404.12851,
  title  = {A Semi-orthogonal Sequence in the Derived Category of the Hilbert Scheme of Three Points},
  author = {Erik Nikolov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.12851},
  year   = {2026}
}

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v2 update (2026-04-03): added Springer disclaimer after abstract; all other content identical to v1 (submitted 2024)