Rational curves on K3 surfaces

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Abstract

We show that projective K3 surfaces with odd Picard rank contain infinitely many rational curves. Our proof extends the Bogomolov-Hassett-Tschinkel approach, i.e., uses moduli spaces of stable maps and reduction to positive characteristic.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)713-727
Number of pages15
JournalInventiones Mathematicae
Volume188
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2012
Externally publishedYes

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