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On Hilbert Covariants
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 November 2018
Abstract
Let $F$ denote a binary form of order $d$ over the complex numbers. If $r$ is a divisor of $d$, then the Hilbert covariant ${{H}_{r,\,d}}\,\left( F \right)$ vanishes exactly when $F$ is the perfect power of an order $r$ form. In geometric terms, the coefficients of $H$ give defining equations for the image variety $X$ of an embedding ${{\text{P}}^{r}}\,\to \,{{\text{P}}^{d}}$. In this paper we describe a new construction of the Hilbert covariant and simultaneously situate it into a wider class of covariants called the Göttingen covariants, all of which vanish on $X$. We prove that the ideal generated by the coefficients of $H$ defines $X$ as a scheme. Finally, we exhibit a generalisation of the Göttingen covariants to $n$-ary forms using the classical Clebsch transfer principle.
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