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Node Polynomials for Curves on Surfaces

Algebraic Geometry 2022-08-03 v2

Abstract

We complete the proof of a theorem we announced and partly proved in [Math. Nachr. 271 (2004), 69-90, math.AG/0111299]. The theorem concerns a family of curves on a family of surfaces. It has two parts. The first was proved in that paper. It describes a natural cycle that enumerates the curves in the family with precisely rr ordinary nodes. The second part is proved here. It asserts that, for r8r\le 8, the class of this cycle is given by a computable universal polynomial in the pushdowns to the parameter space of products of the Chern classes of the family.

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@article{arxiv.2202.11611,
  title  = {Node Polynomials for Curves on Surfaces},
  author = {Steven Kleiman and Ragni Piene},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.11611},
  year   = {2022}
}