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Main Authors: Bricalli, D., Favale, F. F., Pirola, G. P.
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Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.10871
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author Bricalli, D.
Favale, F. F.
Pirola, G. P.
author_facet Bricalli, D.
Favale, F. F.
Pirola, G. P.
contents In this paper, we analyze the Hessian locus associated to a general cubic hypersurface, by describing for every $n$ its singular locus and its desingularization. The strategy is based on strong connections between the Hessian and the quadrics defined as partial derivatives of the cubic polynomial. In particular, we focus our attention on the singularities of the Hessian hypersurface associated to the general cubic fourfold. It turns out to be a minimal surface of general type: its analysis is developed by exploiting the nature of this surface as a degeneracy locus of a symmetric vector bundle map and by describing an unramified double cover, which is constructed in a more general setting.
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spellingShingle On the Hessian of cubic hypersurfaces
Bricalli, D.
Favale, F. F.
Pirola, G. P.
Algebraic Geometry
Primary: 14M12, Secondary: 14J70, 14J17, 13E10, 14J35
In this paper, we analyze the Hessian locus associated to a general cubic hypersurface, by describing for every $n$ its singular locus and its desingularization. The strategy is based on strong connections between the Hessian and the quadrics defined as partial derivatives of the cubic polynomial. In particular, we focus our attention on the singularities of the Hessian hypersurface associated to the general cubic fourfold. It turns out to be a minimal surface of general type: its analysis is developed by exploiting the nature of this surface as a degeneracy locus of a symmetric vector bundle map and by describing an unramified double cover, which is constructed in a more general setting.
title On the Hessian of cubic hypersurfaces
topic Algebraic Geometry
Primary: 14M12, Secondary: 14J70, 14J17, 13E10, 14J35
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.10871