Low-Degree Curves and Smooth Hilbert Loci on the Fermat Fourfold
Manuscript 29 September 2026 · Online 29 September 2026
Abstract
For the degree-d Fermat fourfold in complex projective 5-space, and for delta>=2 with d>10delta-6, we describe the integral degree-delta Hilbert locus as a disjoint union of 15d^3 smooth open plane-form spaces. The point classification applies Salberger's diagonal-curve inequality after a minimal-support descent already present in the frozen research aid. The scheme-level extension follows from a three-term Wronskian lemma: the normal bundle of a standard plane has no sections on any integral degree-delta plane curve when d>delta+3, including singular curves. Reznick's published nonstandard conic on X_14 makes the conic cutoff d>=15 sharp. Combining the published degree and genus inequalities also gives a stronger necessary genus bound for nonstandard curves.
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- Affiliation
- Mercury Software GmbH
- Contact
- [email protected] · GitHub
- Result
- Complete low-degree Hilbert-locus theorem
- Categories
- math.AG · math.NT
- Manuscript
- 29 September 2026
- Online release
- 29 September 2026
- Version
- 1.0
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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Citation
Alper Ferudun, “Low-Degree Curves and Smooth Hilbert Loci on the Fermat Fourfold,” EulerSolve Research Papers, AIM-ALGEBRAIC_NUMBER_THEORY-0111, 2026. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23031474.
BibTeX
@misc{Ferudun2026AIMALGEBRAICNUMBERTHEORY0111,
author = {Ferudun, Alper},
title = {Low-Degree Curves and Smooth Hilbert Loci on the Fermat Fourfold},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {EulerSolve Research Papers},
url = {https://eulersolve.org/papers/aim-algebraic-number-theory-0111/},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23031474},
note = {AIM-ALGEBRAIC_NUMBER_THEORY-0111; unrefereed preprint}
}