RandomGenus14Curves -- Construction of random curves of genus 14

Description

In this package the unirationality construction of the moduli space M₁₄ of curves of genus 14 due to Verra is implemented. The main references are

[Mu] S. Mukai, Curves, K3 surfaces and Fano 3-folds of genus ≤10. Algebraic geometry and commutative algebra, Vol. I, 357-377, Kinokuniya, Tokyo, 1988.

[Ve] A. Verra, The unirationality of the moduli spaces of curves of genus 14 or lower. Compos. Math. 141 (2005), no. 6, 1425-1444.

Authors

Version

This documentation describes version 0.6 of RandomGenus14Curves.

Source code

The source code from which this documentation is derived is in the file RandomGenus14Curves.m2.

Exports

Functions and commands
- randomCanonicalCurveGenus8with8Points -- Compute a random canonical curve of genus 8 with 8 marked point
- randomCurveGenus8Degree14inP6 -- Compute a random normal curve of genus g=8 and degree 14 in \PP^6
- randomCurveGenus14Degree18inP6 -- Compute a random curve of genus 14 of Degree 18 in \PP^6
Other things
- canonicalCurveGenus14 -- compute a random curve of genus 14 in its canonical embedding
- curveGenus14Degree18inP6 -- compute a random curve of genus 14 and degree 18 in $\mathbb{P}^6$