Rational varieties

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Algebraic geometry concept
gptkbp:defines Algebraic varieties birationally equivalent to projective space
gptkbp:dimensions Can be defined in any dimension
gptkbp:example gptkb:geometry
General cubic threefold
Quadric hypersurfaces (dimension at least 2)
gptkbp:field Defined over arbitrary fields
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rational varieties
gptkbp:notableAchievement All smooth projective curves of genus 0 are rational
Not all unirational varieties are rational in dimension 3 or higher
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Oscar_Zariski
gptkb:Federigo_Enriques
gptkbp:property Have function field isomorphic to that of projective space
gptkbp:relatedTo Birational geometry
Unirational varieties
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:Algebraic_geometry
gptkbp:subclassOf gptkb:algebraic_geometry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fano_varieties
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6