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The Hasse principle for lines on del Pezzo surfaces

Number Theory 2015-02-26 v2 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

In this paper, we consider the following problem: Does there exist a cubic surface over Q\mathbb{Q} which contains no line over Q\mathbb{Q}, yet contains a line over every completion of Q\mathbb{Q}? This question may be interpreted as asking whether the Hilbert scheme of lines on a cubic surface can fail the Hasse principle. We also consider analogous problems, over arbitrary number fields, for other del Pezzo surfaces and complete intersections of two quadrics.

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@article{arxiv.1410.5671,
  title  = {The Hasse principle for lines on del Pezzo surfaces},
  author = {Jörg Jahnel and Daniel Loughran},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.5671},
  year   = {2015}
}

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32 pages