Abstract
If a curve contains a planar subcurve of degree r then its general hyperplane section contains a subscheme of degree r spanning a line. Here we study to which extent the converse is true. If r is small we describe counterexamples. However, we give an affirmative answer if r is large with respect to the degree of the curve. This result is achieved by studying curves which admit an irreducible two-dimensional family of r-secants. We show that such curves are forced to contain a planar subcurve of degree r unless they contain certain multiple lines. We describe the exceptional curves and give examples of them.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 345-364 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra |
| Volume | 164 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 8 2001 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:During the preparation of this paper the authors were also partially supported by the University of Paderborn and the Politecnico di Torino. They thank these institutions for their hospitality.
Keywords
- Primary 14H45
- Secondary 14H50
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Algebra and Number Theory