On a theorem of Castelnuovo and applications to moduli

Details On a theorem of Castelnuovo and applications to moduli On a theorem of Castelnuovo and applications to moduli

2010-08-19

arxiv.org/abs/1008.3248v1

Mathematics

Algebraic Geometry

8 pages

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In this paper we prove a theorem stated by Castelnuovo which bounds the dimension of linear systems of plane curves in terms of two invariants, one of which is the genus of the curves in the system. Then we classify linear systems whose dimension belongs to certain intervals which naturally arise from Castelnuovo's theorem. Finally we make an application to the following moduli problem: what is the maximum number of moduli of curves of geometric genus $g$ varying in a linear system on a surface? It turns out that, for $g\ge 22$, the answer is $2g+1$, and it is attained by trigonal canonical curves varying on a balanced rational normal scroll.

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