Higher Gauss maps of Veronese varieties—A generalization of Boole’s formula and degree bounds for higher Gauss map images

Hajime Kaji*

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Abstract

The image of the higher Gauss map for a projective variety is discussed. The notion of higher Gauss maps here was introduced by Fyodor L. Zak as a generalization of both ordinary Gauss maps and conormal maps. The main result is a closed formula for the degree of those images of Veronese varieties. This yields a generalization of a classical formula by George Boole on the degree of the dual varieties of Veronese varieties in 1844. As an application of our formula, degree bounds for higher Gauss map images of Veronese varieties are given.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4064-4078
Number of pages15
JournalCommunications in Algebra
Volume46
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018 Sept 2

Keywords

  • Boole’s formula
  • Veronese variety
  • degree bound
  • dual variety
  • higher Gauss map

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Algebra and Number Theory

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