Stability of symmetric powers of vector bundles of rank two with even degree on a curve

This paper treats the strict semi-stability of the symmetric powers [Formula: see text] of a stable vector bundle [Formula: see text] of rank [Formula: see text] with even degree on a smooth projective curve [Formula: see text] of genus [Formula: see text]. The strict semi-stability of [Formula: see text] is equivalent to the orthogonality of [Formula: see text] or the existence of a bisection on the ruled surface [Formula: see text] whose self-intersection number is zero. A relation between the two interpretations is investigated in this paper through elementary transformations. This paper also gives a classification of [Formula: see text] with strictly semi-stable [Formula: see text]. Moreover, it is shown that when [Formula: see text] is stable, every symmetric power [Formula: see text] is stable for all but a finite number of [Formula: see text] in the moduli of stable vector bundles of rank [Formula: see text] with fixed determinant of even degree on [Formula: see text].

A NOTE ON RANK TWO STABLE BUNDLES OVER SURFACES

Let π : X → C be a fibration with integral fibers over a curve C and consider a polarization H on the surface X. Let E be a stable vector bundle of rank 2 on C. We prove that the pullback π*(E) is a H-stable bundle over X. This result allows us to relate the corresponding moduli spaces of stable bundles $${{\mathcal M}_C}(2,d)$$ and $${{\mathcal M}_{X,H}}(2,df,0)$$ through an injective morphism. We study the induced morphism at the level of Brill–Noether loci to construct examples of Brill–Noether loci on fibered surfaces. Results concerning the emptiness of Brill–Noether loci follow as a consequence of a generalization of Clifford’s Theorem for rank two bundles on surfaces.

ON MAXIMALLY FROBENIUS DESTABILISED VECTOR BUNDLES

Let $X$ be a smooth projective curve of genus $g\geq 2$ over an algebraically closed field $k$ of characteristic $p>0$. We show that for any integers $r$ and $d$ with $0<r<p$, there exists a maximally Frobenius destabilised stable vector bundle of rank $r$ and degree $d$ on $X$ if and only if $r\mid d$.

Stable Higgs bundles over positive principal elliptic fibrations

Let M be a compact complex manifold of dimension at least three and Π : M → X a positive principal elliptic fibration, where X is a compact Kähler orbifold. Fix a preferred Hermitian metric on M. In [14], the third author proved that every stable vector bundle on M is of the form L⊕ Π ⃰ B0, where B0 is a stable vector bundle on X, and L is a holomorphic line bundle on M. Here we prove that every stable Higgs bundle on M is of the form (L ⊕ Π ⃰B0, Π ⃰ ɸX), where (B0, ɸX) is a stable Higgs bundle on X and L is a holomorphic line bundle on M.

Tangent cones to generalised theta divisors and generic injectivity of the theta map

Let $C$ be a Petri general curve of genus $g$ and $E$ a general stable vector bundle of rank $r$ and slope $g-1$ over $C$ with $h^{0}(C,E)=r+1$. For $g\geqslant (2r+2)(2r+1)$, we show how the bundle $E$ can be recovered from the tangent cone to the generalised theta divisor $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6E9}_{E}$ at ${\mathcal{O}}_{C}$. We use this to give a constructive proof and a sharpening of Brivio and Verra’s theorem that the theta map $\mathit{SU}_{C}(r){\dashrightarrow}|r\unicode[STIX]{x1D6E9}|$ is generically injective for large values of $g$.

Stability of tautological bundles on the Hilbert scheme of two points on a surface

Let (X, H) be a polarized smooth projective surface satisfyingH1(Χ, OΧ) = 0, and letƑbe either a rank 1 torsion-free sheaf or a rank 2μH-stable vector bundle onΧ. Assume thatc1(Ƒ) ≠ 0. This article shows that the rank 2—respectively, rank 4—tautological sheafƑ[2]associated withƑon the Hilbert squareΧ[2]isμ-stable with respect to a certain polarization.

Stability of tautological bundles on the Hilbert scheme of two points on a surface

Let (X, H) be a polarized smooth projective surface satisfyingH1(Χ, OΧ) = 0, and letƑbe either a rank 1 torsion-free sheaf or a rank 2μH-stable vector bundle onΧ. Assume thatc1(Ƒ) ≠ 0. This article shows that the rank 2—respectively, rank 4—tautological sheafƑ[2]associated withƑon the Hilbert squareΧ[2]isμ-stable with respect to a certain polarization.

Ample vector bundles on a rational surface (higher rank)

In the previous paper [1], we showed that the set of simple vector bundles of rank 2 on a rational surface with fixed Chern classes is bounded and we gave a sufficient condition for an H-stable vector bundle of rank 2 on a rational surface to be ample. In this paper, we shall extend the results of [1] to the case of higher rank.

Ample vector bundles on a rational surface

On a complete non-singular curve defined over the complex number field C, a stable vector bundle is ample if and only if its degree is positive [3]. On a surface, the notion of the H-stability was introduced by F. Takemoto [8] (see § 1). We have a simple numerical sufficient condition for an H-stable vector bundle on a surface S defined over C to be ample; let E be an H-stable vector bundle of rank 2 on S with Δ(E) = c1(E)2 - 4c2(E) ≧ 0, then E is ample if and only if c1(E) > 0 and c2(E) > 0, provided S is an abelian surface, a ruled surface or a hyper-elliptic surface [9]. But the assumption above concerning Δ(E) evidently seems too strong. In this paper, we restrict ourselves to the projective plane P2 and a rational ruled surface Σn defined over an algebraically closed field k of arbitrary characteristic. We shall prove a finer assertion than that of [9] for an H-stable vector bundle of rank 2 to be ample (Theorem 1 and Theorem 3). Examples show that our result is best possible though it is not a necessary condition (see Remark (1) §2).