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We show that Veronese varieties of dimension $n \ge 4$ do not carry any Ulrich bundles of rank $r \le 3$. In order to prove this, we prove that a Veronese embedding of a complete intersection of dimension $m \ge 4$, which if $m=4$ is either…
We characterize the existence of an Ulrich vector bundle on a variety $X \subset P^N$ in terms of the existence of a subvariety satisfying some precise conditions. Then we use this fact to prove that a complete intersection of dimension $n…
We contribute to the exceptional APN conjecture by showing that no polynomial of degree m = 2 r (2 {\ell} + 1) where gcd(r, {\ell}) 2, r 2, {\ell} 1 with a nonzero second leading coefficient can be APN over infinitely many extensions of the…
In this paper we prove that there do not exist orthogonal instanton bundles on P^(2n+1) . In order to demonstrate this fact, we propose a new way of representing the invariant, introduced by L. Costa and G. Ottaviani, related to a rank 2n…
We demonstrate the existence of a uniform and nonhomogeneous vector bundle $E$ of rank $(n-d)(m+1)-1$ over Grassmannian $\mathbb{G}(d,n)$, where $m>d$ and $1\le d \le n-d-1$ with a $\mathbb{P}$-homogeneity degree $h(E)=d$. Particularly, we…
The classification of algebraic vector bundles of rank 2 over smooth affine fourfolds is a notoriously difficult problem. Isomorphism classes of such vector bundles are not uniquely determined by their Chern classes, in contrast to the…
We exhibit, for each even degree, a ternary form of rank strictly greater than the maximum rank of monomials. Together with an earlier result in the odd case, this gives the lower bound…
The purpose of this paper is to study minimal monads associated to a rank two vector bundle $\mathcal E$ on $\mathbb P^n$. In particular, we study situations where $\mathcal E$ has $H^i_*(\mathcal E) =0$ for $1<i<n-1$, except for one pair…
In order to obtain existence criteria for orthogonal instanton bundles on $\mathbb{P}^n$, we provide a bijection between equivalence classes of orthogonal instanton bundles with no global sections and symmetric forms. Using such…
This paper finds for all orthogonal algebras (i.e. the B and D series) all modular invariant 1-loop partition functions at levels 1,2,3. Previously, only those at level 1 were classified. An extraordinary number of exceptionals appear at…
We investigate $k$-superirreducible polynomials, by which we mean irreducible polynomials that remain irreducible under any polynomial substitution of positive degree at most $k$. Let $\mathbb F$ be a finite field of characteristic $p$. We…
Let $F\subseteq\mathbb P ^{a+1}$ be a non-degenerate $K3$ surface of degree $2a$, where $a\ge2$. In this paper we deal with Ulrich bundles on $F$ of rank $2$. We deal with their stability and we construct $K3$ surfaces endowed with families…
Let $E$ be an indecomposable rank two vector bundle on the projective space $\PP^n, n \ge 3$, over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero. It is well known that $E$ is arithmetically Buchsbaum if and only if $n=3$ and $E$ is a…
Raynaud has shown that over a general curve of genus $g \ge 2$, every semistable bundle of rank three and integral slope admits a theta divisor. We show that this can fail for special curves: Over any bielliptic curve of genus $g \ge 5$, we…
We show that there exist only constant morphisms from $\mathbb{Q}^{2n+1}(n\geq 1)$ to $\mathbb{G}(l,2n+1)$ if $l$ is even $(0<l<2n)$ and $(l,2n+1)$ is not $ (2,5)$. As an application, we prove on $\mathbb{Q}^{2m+1}$ and…
Two nonzero recursively enumerable (r.e.) degrees $\mathbf{a}$ and $\mathbf{b}$ form a strong minimal pair if $\mathbf{a} \wedge \mathbf{b}=\mathbf{0}$ and $\mathbf{b}\vee \mathbf{x}\geq \mathbf{a}$ for any nonzero r.e. degree…
We prove that on a general hypersurface in $\mathbb{P}^N$ of degree $d$ and dimension at least $2$, if an arithmetically Cohen-Macaulay (ACM) bundle $E$ and its dual have small regularity, then any non-trivial Hodge class in $H^{n}(X,…
In this note we show the existence of a family of elliptic conic bundles in P^4 of degree 8. This family has been overlooked and in fact falsely ruled out in a series of classification papers. Our surfaces provide a counterexample to a…
The paper investigates vanishing conditions on the first cohomology module of a normalized rank 2 vector bundle E on P^3 which force E to split, and finds therefore strategic levels of non-vanishing for a non-split bundle. The present…
By the results of the author and Chiantini in Math.AG/0110102, on a general quintic threefold $X \subset {\mathbf P}^4$ the minimum integer $p$ for which there exists a positive dimensional family of irreducible rank $p$ vector bundles on…