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Hilbert schemes of a surface and Euler characteristics

Algebraic Geometry 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We use basic algebraic topology and Ellingsrud-Stromme results on the Betti numbers of punctual Hilbert schemes of surfaces to compute a generating function for the Euler characteristic numbers of the Douady spaces of "n-points" associated with a complex surface. The projective case was first proved by L. G\"ottsche.

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@article{arxiv.math/9811150,
  title  = {Hilbert schemes of a surface and Euler characteristics},
  author = {Mark Andrea A. de Cataldo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9811150},
  year   = {2007}
}

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Latex, 6 pages

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