Rational curves of degree 11 on a general quintic threefold
Algebraic Geometry
2010-04-05 v2 Commutative Algebra
Abstract
We prove that the incidence scheme of rational curves of degree 11 on quintic threefolds is irreducible. This implies a strong form of the Clemens conjecture in degree 11. Namely, on a general quintic threefold in , there are only finitely many smooth rational curves of degree 11, and each curve is embedded in with normal bundle . Moreover, in degree 11, there are no singular, reduced, and irreducible rational curves, nor any reduced, reducible, and connected curves with rational components on .
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@article{arxiv.0711.2758,
title = {Rational curves of degree 11 on a general quintic threefold},
author = {Ethan Cotterill},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0711.2758},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
Significant reorganization; the liaison-theoretic argument handling curves contained in complete intersections of three hypercubics has been entirely rewritten.