arXiv · alg-geom/9603011
The Hilbert Schemes of Degree Three Curves are Connected
Abstract
In this paper we show that the Hilbert scheme $H(3,g)$ of locally Cohen-Macaulay curves in $\Pthree$ of degree three and genus $g$ is connected. In contrast to $H(2,g)$, which is irreducible, $H(3,g)$ generally has many irreducible components (roughly $-g/3$ of them). To show connectedness, we classify the curves (giving particular attention to the triple lines), determine the irreducible components, and give flat families over $\Aone$ to show that the components meet. As a byproduct, we find that there are curves which lie in the closure of each irreducible component.
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Scott Nollet. 1996-03-14. The Hilbert Schemes of Degree Three Curves are Connected. https://arxiv.org/abs/alg-geom/9603011
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