Opaque predicate asserting that a subset of ℙ(V) is a smooth (closed) subvariety.
The hyperplane in ℙ(V) cut out by a point H ∈ ℙ(V*), namely the zero locus of a
representative linear form.
Instances For
Opaque predicate asserting that a subset of the dual projective space ℙ(V*)
is a nonempty Zariski-open subset.
Opaque predicate asserting that a subset of the dual projective space ℙ(V*)
is a proper Zariski-closed subset (i.e., closed and not the whole space).
Bertini "bad locus" lemma: For a smooth projective subvariety X, the set of
hyperplanes H for which X ∩ H is not smooth is contained in a proper closed subset
of the dual projective space.
The complement of a proper Zariski-closed subset of ℙ(V*) is a nonempty Zariski open.
Bertini for proper hyperplane sections (Theorem 22.1): For a smooth projective
subvariety X ⊆ ℙ(V), there is a nonempty Zariski-open set of hyperplanes H ∈ ℙ(V*)
such that X ∩ H is smooth.