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Finiteness of rational curves of degree 12 on a general quintic threefold

Algebraic Geometry 2016-09-29 v3

Abstract

We prove the following statement, predicted by Clemens' conjecture: A generic quintic threefold contains only finitely many smooth rational curves of degree 12.

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@article{arxiv.1607.07994,
  title  = {Finiteness of rational curves of degree 12 on a general quintic threefold},
  author = {Edoardo Ballico and Claudio Fontanari},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1607.07994},
  year   = {2016}
}

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Accepted for publication on "Pure and Applied Mathematics Quarterly"