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Counting rational curves with multiple points and Gromov-Witten invariants of blow-ups

alg-geom 2008-02-03 v1 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

We study Gromov-Witten invariants on the blow-up of P^n at a point, which is probably the simplest example of a variety whose moduli spaces of stable maps do not have the expected dimension. It is shown that many of these invariants can be interpreted geometrically on P^n as certain numbers of rational curves having a multiple point of given order at the blown up point. Moreover, all these invariants can actually be calculated, giving enumerative invariants of P^n which have not been known before.

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@article{arxiv.alg-geom/9609010,
  title  = {Counting rational curves with multiple points and Gromov-Witten invariants of blow-ups},
  author = {A. Gathmann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:alg-geom/9609010},
  year   = {2008}
}

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24 pages