Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4587787 Journal of Algebra 2008 19 Pages PDF
Abstract

If X⊂Pn is a reduced and irreducible projective variety, it is interesting to find the equations describing the (higher) secant varieties of X. In this paper we find those equations in the following cases:•X=Pn1×⋯×Pnt×Pn is the Segre embedding of the product and n is “large” with respect to the ni (Theorem 2.4);•the X are some “unbalanced” Segre–Veronese embeddings;•X is a Del Pezzo surface.

Related Topics
Physical Sciences and Engineering Mathematics Algebra and Number Theory