Weak Fano bundles of rank $2$ over hyperquadrics $Q^n$ of dimension $n \ge 5$
Yuta Takahashi
TL;DR
The paper addresses the classification of rank $2$ weak Fano bundles on smooth quadric hypersurfaces $Q^n$ with $n\ge 5$. It adapts the APW94 framework by proving that a normalized $\mathcal{E}$ satisfies $\mathcal{E}(n-1)$ being globally generated and by applying splitting criteria to constrain possible Chern classes. The main result states that such a bundle is either a direct sum of line bundles or, in the case $n=5$, the Cayley bundle on $Q^5$ up to twist; for $n\ge 6$, only split cases persist. This advances the understanding of rank $2$ weak Fano bundles on quadrics and highlights the Cayley bundle's special role in dimension five, with implications for broader weak Fano classifications.
Abstract
A vector bundle whose projectivization becomes a weak Fano variety is called a weak Fano bundle. We present classification results for rank 2 weak Fano bundles on higher-dimensional quadrics $Q^n$ of dimension $\ge 5$.
