Pub Date : 2021-04-01DOI: 10.4310/arkiv.2021.v59.n1.a7
Giosuè Muratore
Let $X$ be a smooth complex projective variety. Using a construction devised by Gathmann, we present a recursive formula for some of the Gromov–Witten invariants of $X$. We prove that, when $X$ is homogeneous, this formula gives the number of osculating rational curves at a general point of a general hypersurface of $X$. This generalizes the classical well known pairs of inflection (asymptotic) lines for surfaces in $mathbb{P}^3$ of Salmon, as well as Darboux’s 27 osculating conics.
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