Rational curves on minuscule Schubert varieties

Let X be a minuscule Schubert variety and $\alpha$ a class of 1-cycle on X. In this article we describe the irreducible components of the scheme of morphisms of class $\alpha$ from a rational curve to X. The irreducible components are described in the following way : the class $\alpha$ can be seen as an element of $Pic(X)^*$ the dual of the Picard group. Because any Weil-divisor need not to be a Cartier-divisor, there is (only) a surjective map $s:A^1(X)^*\to Pic(X)^*$ from the dual of the group of codimension 1 cycles to the dual of the Picard group. The irreducible components are given by the effective elements $\beta$ in $A^1(X)^*$ such that $s(\beta)=\alpha$. The proof of the result uses the Bott-Samelson resolution Y of X. We prove that any curve on X can be lifted in Y (after deformation). This is because any divisor on minuscule Schubert variety is a moving one. Then we prove that any curve coming from X can be deformed so that it does not meet the contracted divisor of $Y\to X$. This is possible because for minuscule Schubert variety there are lines in the projectivised tangent space to a singularity. It is now sufficient to deal with the case of the orbit of $Stab(X)$ the stabiliser of X and we can apply results of our previous paper math.AG/0003199.Comment: In english, 29 page

Small codimension subvarieties in homogeneous spaces

We prove Bertini type theorems for the inverse image, under a proper morphism, of any Schubert variety in an homogeneous space. Using generalisations of Deligne's trick, we deduce connectedness results for the inverse image of the diagonal in $X^2$ where $X$ is any isotropic grassmannian. We also deduce simple connectedness properties for subvarieties of $X$. Finally we prove transplanting theorems {\`a} la Barth-Larsen for the Picard group of any isotropic grassmannian of lines and for the Neron-Severi group of some adjoint and coadjoint homogeneous spaces.Comment: 20 page

Spherical multiple flags

For a reductive group G, the products of projective rational varieties homogeneous under G that are spherical for G have been classified by Stembridge. We consider the B-orbit closures in these spherical varieties and prove that under some mild restrictions they are normal, Cohen-Macaulay and have a rational resolution.Comment: 16 page

Study of some orthosymplectic Springer fibers

We decompose the fibers of the Springer resolution for the odd nilcone of the Lie superalgebra \osp(2n+1,2n) into locally closed subsets. We use this decomposition to prove that almost all fibers are connected. However, in contrast with the classical Springer fibers, we prove that the fibers can be disconnected and non equidimensional

Rational curves on homogeneous cones

Let G/Q be an homogeneous variety embedded in a projective space P thanks to an ample line bundle L. Take a projective space containing P and form the cone X over G/Q, we call this a cone over an homogeneous variety. Let $\alpha$ a class of 1-cycle on X. In this article we describe the irreducible components of the scheme of morphisms of class $\alpha$ from a rational curve to X. The situation depends on the line bundle L : if the projectivised tangent space to the vertex contains lines (i.e. if G/Q contains lines in P) then the irreducible components are described as in our paper math.AG/0407123 by the difference between Cartier and Weil divisors. On the contrary if there is no line in the projectivised tangent space to the vertex then there are new irreducible components corresponding to the multiplicity of the curve through the vertex. As in math.AG/0407123 we use a resolution Y of X (the blowing-up) and study the curves on Y.Comment: In english, 13 page