The resultant divisor is negative
Algebraic Geometry
2026-01-19 v1
Abstract
Fix two integers . We study the birational geometry of a parameter space for pairs of homogeneous polynomials of degrees and 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