Harbourne-Gimigliano-Hirschowitz conjecture for plane linear systems

Let p1,,pnp_1,\ldots,p_n be nn points on CP2\mathbb{CP}^2 in general position, let π:XCP2\pi:X\to\mathbb{CP}^2 be their blowup, let HH be the divisor class of a line, and let EiE_i be the exceptional divisor over pip_i. For degree dd and multiplicities m1,,mnm_1,\ldots,m_n, set

D=dπHi=1nmiEi.D=d\pi^*H-\sum_{i=1}^nm_iE_i.

Harbourne-Gimigliano-Hirschowitz conjecture. The linear system D|D| has expected dimension

max(1,d(d+3)2i=1nmi(mi+1)2)\max\left(-1,\frac{d(d+3)}2-\sum_{i=1}^n\frac{m_i(m_i+1)}2\right)

if and only if there is no (1)(-1)-curve CC on XX such that

C.D2.C\mathbin{.}D\leq -2.

This conjecture predicts that speciality of plane linear systems with general assigned points is explained precisely by (1)(-1)-curves. It is closely related to Nagata's conjecture and remains open in the stated generality.

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Primary source

Thomas Eckl, “Ciliberto-Miranda degenerations of CP^2 blown up in 10 points”, arXiv:0907.4425 (2009).

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