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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 FF in P4\mathbb{P}^4, there are only finitely many smooth rational curves of degree 11, and each curve CC is embedded in FF with normal bundle O(1)O(1)\mathcal{O}(-1) \oplus \mathcal{O}(-1). Moreover, in degree 11, there are no singular, reduced, and irreducible rational curves, nor any reduced, reducible, and connected curves with rational components on FF.

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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.