Coskun–Harris–Starr conjecture on rational curves on general Fano hypersurfaces

Let XPnX\subset \mathbb{P}^n be a general hypersurface of degree dnd\leq n and dimension at least 33. Let Re(X)R_e(X) be the open locus in the Hilbert scheme of XX parameterizing smooth rational curves of degree ee, and let M0,1(X,e)\overline{\mathcal{M}}_{0,1}(X,e) denote the moduli space of stable maps with one marked point. Coskun–Harris–Starr conjecture. The locus Re(X)R_e(X) is irreducible of dimension

e(n+1d)+n4.e(n+1-d)+n-4.

Furthermore, if dn1d\leq n-1, the evaluation map

M0,1(X,e)X\overline{\mathcal{M}}_{0,1}(X,e)\to X

is flat. This conjecture predicts the expected geometry of rational curves on general Fano hypersurfaces; the paper proves additional cases, while the full statement is not established in the supplied text.

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Primary source

Dennis Tseng, “A note on rational curves on general Fano hypersurfaces”, arXiv:1709.09740 (2019).

Additional references

3 papers in this index state this conjecture (2011–2017). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:1702.06517, arXiv:1101.3797.

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