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On projective varieties of dimension n+k covered by k-spaces

Algebraic Geometry 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We study families of linear spaces in projective space whose union is a proper subvariety X of the expected dimension. We establish relations between configurations of focal points and existence or non-existence of a fixed tangent space to X along a general element of the family. We apply our results to the classification of ruled 3-dimensional varieties.

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@article{arxiv.math/0111319,
  title  = {On projective varieties of dimension n+k covered by k-spaces},
  author = {Emilia Mezzetti and Orsola Tommasi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0111319},
  year   = {2007}
}

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To be published in Illinois Journal of Mathematics