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Counting rational curves of arbitrary shape in projective spaces

Aleksey Zinger

Geometry & Topology 9 (2005) 571–697

DOI: 10.2140/gt.2005.9.571

Abstract

We present an approach to a large class of enumerative problems concerning rational curves in projective spaces. This approach uses analysis to obtain topological information about moduli spaces of stable maps. We demonstrate it by enumerating one-component rational curves with a triple point or a tacnodal point in the three-dimensional projective space and with a cusp in any projective space.

Keywords

enumerative geometry, projective spaces, rational curves

Mathematical Subject Classification

Primary: 14N99, 53D99

Secondary: 55R99

References
Publication

Received: 2 August 2003
Revised: 26 February 2005
Accepted: 29 March 2005
Published: 19 April 2005
Proposed: Frances Kirwan
Seconded: Ralph Cohen, Gang Tian

Authors
Aleksey Zinger
Department of Mathematics
Stanford University
Stanford
California 94305-2125
USA
http://math.stanford.edu/~azinger/