The number of monomials of degree d in n + 1 variables, equal to choose (n + d) d.
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The dimension N of the projective target of the degree-d Veronese embedding
of ℙⁿ, equal to choose (n + d) d - 1.
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Smoothness of the projective hypersurface V(f) ⊆ ℙⁿ: at every nonzero point where
f vanishes, some partial derivative of f is nonzero (Jacobian criterion).
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Combinatorial proxy for a smooth projective subvariety of ℙⁿ: a set of defining
polynomials, the nonzero points on the variety, and the smoothness/dimension data.
- definingPolys : Set (MvPolynomial (Fin (n + 1)) k)
- points_vanish (x : Fin (n + 1) → k) : x ∈ self.points → ∀ f ∈ self.definingPolys, (MvPolynomial.eval x) f = 0
- dim : ℕ
- smooth (x : Fin (n + 1) → k) : x ∈ self.points → ∀ g ∈ self.definingPolys, ∃ (i : Fin (n + 1)), (MvPolynomial.eval x) ((MvPolynomial.pderiv i) g) ≠ 0
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The hypersurface V(f) cuts X transversally: at every point of X where f
vanishes, some partial derivative of f is nonzero.
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The Zariski topology on the parameter space of degree-d hypersurfaces in ℙⁿ,
used to formulate "generic" properties.
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A property P of degree-d hypersurfaces holds generically if there is a nonempty
Zariski-open (and dense) subset of the parameter space on which P holds.
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Bertini for hyperplane sections: For a smooth projective variety Y ⊆ ℙᴺ over an
algebraically closed field, the generic hyperplane section is smooth.
The degree-d Veronese embedding ℙⁿ ↪ ℙᴺ carries a smooth projective variety to
a smooth projective variety, allowing degree-d hypersurfaces in ℙⁿ to be related to
hyperplane sections in ℙᴺ.
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Genericity of smooth hyperplane sections of the Veronese image transfers back to
genericity of smooth degree-d hypersurfaces of the original variety.
The projective space ℙⁿ itself, viewed as the trivial smooth projective variety
with no defining equations.
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For positive n and d, the Veronese target dimension is strictly positive.
Corollary 28 (generic smooth hypersurface): Over an algebraically closed field,
a generic degree-d hypersurface in ℙⁿ is smooth.
Corollary 28 (generic smooth intersection): Over an algebraically closed field, for any
smooth projective variety X ⊆ ℙⁿ, a generic degree-d hypersurface cuts X smoothly.