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Enumerative geometry of skew lines in $\mathbb P^3$ with a given associated finite group

Algebraic Geometry 2026-07-03 v1

Abstract

For any finite set L\mathcal L of 3 or more skew lines in PK3\mathbb P^3_{\overline{K}} over an algebraically closed field K\overline{K} of arbitrary characteristic, there is a canonical associated subgroup GLG_{\mathcal L} of PGL2(K){\rm PGL}_2(\overline{K}). Given a finite subgroup GPGL2(K)G\subset{\rm PGL}_2(\overline{K}) we study which configurations of lines have GL=GG_{\mathcal L}=G. We derive an upper bound on the number L|\mathcal L| of lines in terms of the order G|G| of the group GG and as an application we classify up to projective equivalence which sets L\mathcal L in PC3\mathbb P^3_{\mathbb C} have GL=GG_{\mathcal L}=G for certain finite nonabelian groups GG.

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@article{arxiv.2607.03539,
  title  = {Enumerative geometry of skew lines in $\mathbb P^3$ with a given associated finite group},
  author = {Luca Chiantini and Łucja Farnik and Giuseppe Favacchio and Brian Harbourne and Juan Migliore and Tomasz Szemberg and Justyna Szpond},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.03539},
  year   = {2026}
}