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Conics in sextic $K3$-surfaces in $\mathbb{P}^4$

Algebraic Geometry 2024-03-05 v2

Abstract

We prove that the maximal number of conics in a smooth sextic K3K3-surface XP4X\subset\mathbb{P}^4 is 285, whereas the maximal number of real conics in a real sextic is 261. In both extremal configurations, all conics are irreducible.

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@article{arxiv.2010.07412,
  title  = {Conics in sextic $K3$-surfaces in $\mathbb{P}^4$},
  author = {Alex Degtyarev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.07412},
  year   = {2024}
}

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Final version appearing in Nagoya Math. J

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