On the gonality and the slope of a fibered surface

  • Xin Lu*
  • , Kang Zuo
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Let f:X→B be a locally non-trivial relatively minimal fibration of curves of genus g≥2. We obtain a lower bound of the slope λ(f) increasing with the gonality of the general fiber of f. In particular, we show that λ(f)≥4 provided that f is non-hyperelliptic and g≥16.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)336-354
Number of pages19
JournalAdvances in Mathematics
Volume324
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Jan 2018

Keywords

  • Fibered surfaces
  • Gonality
  • Slope inequality

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