Hilbert schemes of 8 points

Details Hilbert schemes of 8 points Hilbert schemes of 8 points

2008-03-03

arxiv.org/abs/0803.0341v2

Mathematics

Algebraic Geometry

28 pages; Rewrote introduction and reorganized parts of the paper, some minor errors have been fixed

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The Hilbert scheme H^d_n of n points in A^d contains an irreducible component R^d_n which generically represents n distinct points in A^d. We show that when n is at most 8, the Hilbert scheme H^d_n is reducible if and only if n = 8 and d >= 4. In the simplest case of reducibility, the component R^4_8 \subset H^4_8 is defined by a single explicit equation which serves as a criterion for deciding whether a given ideal is a limit of distinct points. To understand the components of the Hilbert scheme, we study the closed subschemes of H_n^d which parametrize those ideals which are homogeneous and have a fixed Hilbert function. These subschemes are a special case of multigraded Hilbert schemes, and we describe their components when the colength is at most 8. In particular, we show that the scheme corresponding to the Hilbert function (1,3,2,1) is the minimal reducible example.

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