Journal of Algebraic Geometry

Degenerations of surface scrolls and the Gromov-Witten invariants of Grassmannians

Author(s): Izzet Coskun
Journal: J. Algebraic Geom. 15 (2006), 223-284.
Posted: January 11, 2006
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Abstract: We describe an algorithm for computing certain characteristic numbers of rational normal surface scrolls using degenerations. As a corollary we obtain an efficient method for computing the corresponding Gromov-Witten invariants of the Grassmannians of lines.

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