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The Only Complex 4-Net Is the Hesse Configuration

Algebraic Geometry 2020-04-21 v2 Combinatorics

Abstract

It has been conjectured that the only nets realizable in CP2\mathbb{CP}^2 are 3-nets and the Hesse configuration (up to isomorphism). We prove this conjecture.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2002.02660,
  title  = {The Only Complex 4-Net Is the Hesse Configuration},
  author = {Alp Bassa and Ali Ulas Ozgur Kisisel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2002.02660},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

We change the (previously wrong) construction of the multi-cyclic cover. In the new construction singularities appear and resolving them gives a contribution to the signature. This changes some of the calculations, however all results in the previous version concerning existence of nets remain true

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