{"@context":["https://w3id.org/fdo/context/v1",{"schema":"https://schema.org/","prov":"http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#","fdo":"https://w3id.org/fdo/vocabulary/"}],"@id":"https://fdo.portal.mardi4nfdi.de/fdo/Q1373395","@type":"DigitalObject","kernel":{"@id":"https://fdo.portal.mardi4nfdi.de/fdo/Q1373395","digitalObjectType":"https://schema.org/ScholarlyArticle","primaryIdentifier":"mardi:Q1373395","kernelVersion":"v1","immutable":true,"modified":"2025-07-17T09:17:47Z"},"profile":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ScholarlyArticle","@id":"https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/entity/Q1373395","name":"On the rationality of the moduli schemes of vector bundles on curves","headline":"On the rationality of the moduli schemes of vector bundles on curves","description":"scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1089767","url":"https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/entity/Q1373395","datePublished":"1998-01-08","author":[{"@id":"https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/entity/Q312753"},{"@id":"https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/entity/Q1414913"}],"publisher":[{"@id":"https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/entity/Q361729"}],"comment":"Let \\(X\\) be a smooth complete algebraic curve of genus \\(g\\geq 2\\) over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero. Let \\(L\\) be a line bundle on \\(X\\) of degree \\(d.\\) Consider the moduli scheme \\(S_L(r,d)\\) of stable vector bundles on \\(X\\) of rank \\(r,\\) with determinant \\(L.\\) \\(S_L(r,d)\\) is known to be smooth, irreducible and unirational. \\textit{P. E. Newstead} [Math. Ann. 215, 251-268 (1975; Zbl 0288.14003); correction: ibid. 249, 281-282 (1980; Zbl 0455.14003)] showed its rationality in several cases. The authors focus on the case in which \\(d\\) and \\(r\\) are relatively prime, which is known to coincide with \\(S_L(r,d)\\) being a fine moduli scheme. Let \\(q'\\) (respectively \\(q''\\)) be the class of \\(d\\) (respectively \\(-d)\\bmod r\\), with \\(r(g-1) \\leq q'<rg\\) (respectively \\(r(g-1)\\leq q''< rg\\)). Let \\(r'=rg- q'\\) (respectively \\(r''=rg-q''\\)). In the paper under review, the authors prove the rationality of the fine moduli scheme \\(S_L(r, d)\\) assuming that \\(r'\\) and \\(q'\\) (or \\(r''\\) and \\(q''\\)) are relatively prime, under an additional numerical condition. Prompted by the referee to consider the work of \\textit{H. U. Boden} and \\textit{K. Yokogawa} [``Rationality of moduli spaces of parabolic bunbles'', http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/alg-geom/9610013, see: J. Lond. Math. Soc. 59, 461-478 (1999)], the authors point out that the additional numerical condition can be removed.    A variety \\(W\\) is called stably rational of level less than or equal to \\(w\\) if its product with a projective space of dimension \\(w\\) is rational. \\textit{E. Ballico} previously proved that \\(S_L(r,d)\\) is stably rational [J. Lond. Math. Soc., II. Ser. 30, 21-26 (1984; Zbl 0512.14032)]. The proof of the main result of the paper under review relies on obtaining an upper bound for the level of stable rationality for \\(S_L(r,d).\\) The authors obtain a quadratic bound in the rank, while Boden and Yokogawa give a linear bound in the rank. The work of \\textit{D. Butler} [``On the rationality of \\(SU(r,d)\\)'', http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/alg-geom/9705008] obtains further results on the rationality of the moduli scheme.","citation":[{"@id":"https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/entity/Q4750791"},{"@id":"https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/entity/Q1073863"},{"@id":"https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/entity/Q4265447"},{"@id":"https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/entity/Q3808217"},{"@id":"https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/entity/Q1340172"},{"@id":"https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/entity/Q3469216"},{"@id":"https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/entity/Q5563252"},{"@id":"https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/entity/Q1149994"},{"@id":"https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/entity/Q2553479"},{"@id":"https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/entity/Q3277837"},{"@id":"https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/entity/Q3665240"}]},"provenance":{"prov:generatedAtTime":"2025-07-17T09:17:47Z","prov:wasAttributedTo":"MaRDI Knowledge Graph"}}