On the Segre invariant for rank two vector bundles on ℙ2

We extend the concept of the Segre invariant to vector bundles on a surface X. For X = ℙ2 we determine what numbers can appear as the Segre invariant of a rank 2 vector bundle with given Chern classes. The irreducibility of strata with fixed Segre invariant is proved and their dimensions are computed. Finally, we present applications to the Brill–Noether Theory for rank 2 vector bundles on ℙ2.

Tensors with eigenvectors in a given subspace

The first author with B. Sturmfels studied in [16] the variety of matrices with eigenvectors in a given linear subspace, called the Kalman variety. We extend that study from matrices to symmetric tensors, proving in the tensor setting the irreducibility of the Kalman variety and computing its codimension and degree. Furthermore, we consider the Kalman variety of tensors having singular t-tuples with the first component in a given linear subspace and we prove analogous results, which are new even in the case of matrices. Main techniques come from Algebraic Geometry, using Chern classes for enumerative computations.