# algebraic-curves's questions - English 1answer

653 algebraic-curves questions.

### 1 Why is this the dualising sheaf of a singular curve?

If $X$ is a curve with a nodal singularity at $x$, it's referred to here and here that its dualising sheaf is $$\omega_X \ = \ \pi_*(\Omega_{X}(p_1+\cdots+p_n)').$$ Here, $\pi:X\to X'$ is the ...

### 3 An explicit correspondence for reductions of modular curves $Y(N)$

Let $Y(N)$ be the modular curve associated with the principal congruence subgroup $\Gamma(N) \subset \mathrm{SL}(2, \mathbb{Z})$ of level $N \in \mathbb{N}$. It is well known that this curve has a ...

### 4 On a presentation of $\bar{M}_{2,1}$

In this answer it is said that $\bar{M}_{2,1}\cong \bar{M}_{0,7}/S_6$. However, I cannot see this. Given a curve of genus $2$ and a marked point, quotienting by the involution surely gives a rational ...

### 9 Natural model for genus $6$ curves

By Brill-Noether theory, the generic genus $6$ curve is birational to a sextic plane curve in $\mathbb{P}^2$. I was wondering if there is a direct/natural construction of this birational map. In other ...

### 1 Twisting a line bundle with the zero section

Let $X$ be a smooth projective curve and $L$ be an invertible sheaf on $X$. Denote by $\mathbb{L}$ the line bundle associated to $L$, $\pi:\mathbb{L} \to X$ the natural morphism and $0_\pi$ the zero ...

### 3 Deformation of “Hecke modification”

Let $X$ be a smooth curve over $\mathbb{C}$. I wish to compute the deformation of the following data $(E,F,x)$. $E$ and $F$ are locally free sheaves over $X$ and $x$ is a point on $X$. They satisfy: ...

### 3 Is the isogeny class 1109.a of abelian surfaces in the LMFDB complete?

The LMFDB lists the Jacobian of the genus-2 curve 1109.a.1109.1 (http://www.lmfdb.org/Genus2Curve/Q/1109/a/1109/1) as being isolated in its rational-isogeny class. However, the LMFDB does not purport ...

### 3 Descent of coherent sheaves on finite coverings

Let $X$ be a non-singular hyperelliptic curve (over $\mathbb{C}$) and $\pi:X \to \mathbb{P}^1$ be a $2:1$ covering. Let $\sigma:X \to X$ be the hyperelliptic involution and $E$ be a locally free sheaf ...

### 6 Descent via an explicit isogeny (genus 2)

This question is related to a previous question posted by me here answered by Prof. M. Stoll. 5-Descent or ($\sqrt{5}$-Descent?) on certain genus 2 Jacobians. Here I ask some technicalities of a ...

### 6 Rational normal curves and tangent lines

Let $C,\Gamma\subset\mathbb{P}^n$ be degree $n$ rational normal curves in $\mathbb{P}^n$, such that for any $p\in C$ the tangent line $T_pC$ of $C$ at $p$ is tangent to $\Gamma$ as well. This means ...