Limit linear series: Basic theory
Limit linear series: Basic theory
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极限线性级数:基础理论
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1986
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通讯作者:
J. Harris
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D. Eisenbud;J. Harris
AbstractIn this paper we introduce techniques for handling the degeneration of linear series on smooth curves as the curves degenerate to a certain type of reducible curves, curves of compact type. The technically much simpler special case of 1-dimensional series was developed by Beauville [2], Knudsen [21–23], Harris and Mumford [17], in the guise of “admissible covers”. It has proved very useful for studying the Moduli space of curves (the above papers and Harris [16]) and the simplest sorts of Weierstrass points (Diaz [4]). With our extended tools we are able to prove, for example, that:1)The Moduli spaceMg of curves of genusg has general type forg≧24, and has Kodaira dimension ≧1 forg=23, extending and simplifying the work of Harris and Mumford [17] and Harris [16].2)Given a Weierstrass semigroup Γ of genusg and weightw≦g/2 (and in a somewhat more general case) there exists at least one component of the subvariety ofMg of curves possessing a Weierstrass point of semigroup Γ which has the “expected” dimension 3g-2−w (and in particular, this set is not empty).3)The fundamental group of the space of smooth genusg curves having distinct “ordinary” Weierstrass points acts on the Weierstrass points by monodromy as the full symmetric group.4)Ifr andd are chosen so that
$$
ho : = g - (r + 1)(g - d + r) = 0,$$
then the general curve of genusg has a certain finite number ofgdr’s [15, 20]. We show that the family of all these, allowing the curve to vary among general curves, is irreducible, so that the monodromy of this family acts transitively. If4=1, we show further that the monodromy acts as the full symmetric group.5)Ifr andd are chosen so that
$$
ho = - 1,$$
then the subvariety ofMg consisting of curves posessing agdr has exactly one irreducible component of codimension 1.6)For anyr, g, d such that ρ≦0, the subvariety ofMg consisting of curves possessing agdr has at least one irreducible component of codimension—ρ so long as
$$
ho geqq left{ egin{gathered} - g + r + 3 (r odd) hfill \ - frac{r}{{r + 2}}g + r + 3 (r even). hfill \ end{gathered}
ight.$$
In this paper we present the basic theory of “limit linear series” necessary for proving these results. The results themselves will be taken up in our forthcoming papers [8-12]. Simpler applications, not requiring the tools developed in this paper but perhaps clarified by them, have already been given in our papers [5-7].