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Discrete behavior of Seshadri constants on surfaces

Algebraic Geometry 2007-09-26 v1

Abstract

Working over C, we show that, apart possibly from a unique limit point, the possible values of multi-point Seshadri constant for general points on smooth projective surfaces form a discrete set. In addition to its theoretical interest, this result is of practical value, which we demonstrate by giving significantly improved explicit lower bounds for Seshadri constants on P^2 and new results about ample divisors on blow ups of P^2 at general points.

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@article{arxiv.0709.3937,
  title  = {Discrete behavior of Seshadri constants on surfaces},
  author = {Brian Harbourne and Joaquim Roe},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0709.3937},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

14 pages, to appear in J. Pure App. Algebra