On a compactification of the moduli space of the rational normal curves

dc.creatorCascini, Paolo
dc.date1999-12-09
dc.date2000-09-14
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:32:12Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:32:12Z
dc.descriptionFor any odd $n$, we describe a smooth minimal (i.e. obtained by adding an irreducible hypersurface) compactification $\tilde S_n$ of the quasi-projective homogeneous variety $S_{n}=PGL(n+1)/SL(2)$ that parameterizes the rational normal curves in $P^n$. We show that $\tilde S_{n}$ is isomorphic to a component of the Maruyama scheme of the semi-stable sheaves on $P^n$ of rank $n$ and Chern polynomial $(1+t)^{n+2}$ and we compute its Betti numbers. In particular $\tilde S_{3}$ is isomorphic to the variety of nets of quadrics defining twisted cubics, studied by G. Ellinsgrud, R. Piene and S. Strømme (Space curves, Proc. Conf., LNM 1266).
dc.description15 pages, ams-latex
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/9912070
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/9912070
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/79573
dc.subjectAlgebraic Geometry
dc.subject14F05
dc.titleOn a compactification of the moduli space of the rational normal curves
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