scholarly journals Rational curves on Del Pezzo manifolds

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-465
Author(s):  
Adrian Zahariuc

Abstract We exploit an elementary specialization technique to study rational curves on Fano varieties of index one less than their dimension, known as del Pezzo manifolds. First, we study the splitting type of the normal bundles of the rational curves. Second, we prove a simple formula relating the number of rational curves passing through a suitable number of points in the case of threefolds and the analogous invariants for del Pezzo surfaces.

2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 531-557
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Catanese ◽  
Frédéric Mangolte

2008 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Catanese ◽  
Frédéric Mangolte

Author(s):  
Tom Coates ◽  
Alexander M. Kasprzyk ◽  
Giuseppe Pitton ◽  
Ketil Tveiten

We introduce a class of Laurent polynomials, called maximally mutable Laurent polynomials (MMLPs), which we believe correspond under mirror symmetry to Fano varieties. A subclass of these, called rigid, are expected to correspond to Fano varieties with terminal locally toric singularities. We prove that there are exactly 10 mutation classes of rigid MMLPs in two variables; under mirror symmetry these correspond one-to-one with the 10 deformation classes of smooth del Pezzo surfaces. Furthermore, we give a computer-assisted classification of rigid MMLPs in three variables with reflexive Newton polytope; under mirror symmetry these correspond one-to-one with the 98 deformation classes of three-dimensional Fano manifolds with very ample anti-canonical bundle. We compare our proposal to previous approaches to constructing mirrors to Fano varieties, and explain why mirror symmetry in higher dimensions necessarily involves varieties with terminal singularities. Every known mirror to a Fano manifold, of any dimension, is a rigid MMLP.


2014 ◽  
Vol 150 (10) ◽  
pp. 1631-1678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Derenthal ◽  
Christopher Frei

AbstractA conjecture of Manin predicts the distribution of rational points on Fano varieties. We provide a framework for proofs of Manin’s conjecture for del Pezzo surfaces over imaginary quadratic fields, using universal torsors. Some of our tools are formulated over arbitrary number fields. As an application, we prove Manin’s conjecture over imaginary quadratic fields$K$for the quartic del Pezzo surface$S$of singularity type${\boldsymbol{A}}_{3}$with five lines given in${\mathbb{P}}_{K}^{4}$by the equations${x}_{0}{x}_{1}-{x}_{2}{x}_{3}={x}_{0}{x}_{3}+{x}_{1}{x}_{3}+{x}_{2}{x}_{4}=0$.


2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 729-761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damiano Testa ◽  
Anthony Várilly-Alvarado ◽  
Mauricio Velasco

2016 ◽  
Vol 300 ◽  
pp. 156-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingchun Ren ◽  
Kristin Shaw ◽  
Bernd Sturmfels
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