Generic forms of low Chow rank
2017 ◽
Vol 16
(03)
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pp. 1750047
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The least number of products of linear forms that may be added together to obtain a given form is the Chow rank of this form. The Chow rank of a generic form corresponds to the smallest [Formula: see text] for which the [Formula: see text]th secant variety of the Chow variety fills the ambient space. We show that, except for certain known exceptions, this secant variety has the expected dimension for low values of [Formula: see text].
2017 ◽
Vol 27
(08)
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pp. 1087-1111
2016 ◽
Vol 59
(2)
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pp. 349-357
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