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The resultant divisor is negative

Algebraic Geometry 2026-01-19 v1

Abstract

Fix two integers 1d<e1\leq d<e. We study the birational geometry of a parameter space for pairs of homogeneous polynomials of degrees dd and ee in two variables (in which the higher degree polynomial is well defined only up to a multiple of the lower degree polynomial). We show that one can run the MMP on this space, and that it eventually contracts the resultant divisor.

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@article{arxiv.2601.11474,
  title  = {The resultant divisor is negative},
  author = {Olivier Benoist},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.11474},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

This article replaces and supersedes arXiv:1212.4862. 26 pages

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