Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: We completely characterize when a general curve of genus $g$ admits a non-degenerate degree $d$ map to projective space $\mathbb{P}^r$, that is $k$-secant along a linear space $\mathbb{P}^s \subset \mathbb{P}^r$ and deforms in a smooth family of expected dimension. This gives an optimal improvement of a theorem of Farkas, who gave necessary conditions, and proved sufficiency under additional numerical assumptions. Our main theorem shows that the natural necessary conditions are in fact sufficient, yielding a generalization of the classical Brill-Noether existence theorem. The proof relies on deformation theory of stable maps, and is valid in arbitrary characteristic.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Cela, Alessio, Lian, Carl
Institution: University of Cambridge
Language: English
Subfield: Geometry and Topology
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7214115935