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The space of twisted cubics

Algebraic Geometry 2024-09-25 v4

Abstract

We consider the Cohen-Macaulay compactification of the space of twisted cubics in projective n-space. This compactification is the fine moduli scheme representing the functor of CM-curves with Hilbert polynomial 3t+1. We show that the moduli scheme of CM-curves in projective 3-space is isomorphic to the twisted cubic component of the Hilbert scheme. We also describe the compactification for twisted cubics in n-space.

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@article{arxiv.1904.01102,
  title  = {The space of twisted cubics},
  author = {Katharina Heinrich and Roy Skjelnes and Jan Stevens},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.01102},
  year   = {2024}
}

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22 pages. Final version