Syzygies of curves and the effective cone of \bar{M}_g

dc.creatorFarkas, Gavril
dc.date2005-03-23
dc.date2006-12-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:39:39Z
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dc.descriptionWe describe a systematic way of constructing effective divisors on the moduli space of stable curves of genus g having exceptionally small slope. We prove that any divisor on \bar{M}_g consisting of curves failing a certain Green-Lazarsfeld syzygy type condition, provides a counterexample to the Harris-Morrison Slope Conjecture. These divisors generalize our original isolated counterexample to the Slope Conjecture which was the divisor on M_{10} of curves lying on K3 surfaces. We also introduce a new stratification of M_g, somewhat similar to the classical stratification given by gonality, but where the analogue of hyperelliptic curves are sections of K3 surfaces. Finally, we prove that various moduli spaces M_{g,n} with g<23 are of general type.
dc.description34 pages; Typos corrected. Version published in Duke Math. J
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0503498
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0503498
dc.identifierDuke Math. J. 135 (2006), 53-99.
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/101154
dc.subjectAlgebraic Geometry
dc.subject14H10
dc.titleSyzygies of curves and the effective cone of \bar{M}_g
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