Generalized varieties of sums of powers
Algebraic Geometry
2014-01-10 v1
Abstract
Let be an irreducible, non-degenerate variety. The generalized variety of sums of powers of is the closure in the Hilbert scheme of the locus parametrizing collections of points such that the -plane passes trough a fixed general point . When is a Veronese variety we recover the classical variety of sums of powers parametrizing additive decompositions of a homogeneous polynomial as powers of linear forms. In this paper we study the birational behavior of . In particular we will show how some birational properties, such as rationality, unirationality and rational connectedness, of are inherited from the birational geometry of variety itself.
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@article{arxiv.1401.2059,
title = {Generalized varieties of sums of powers},
author = {Alex Massarenti},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.2059},
year = {2014}
}
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25 pages