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There is a classical relationship in algebraic geometry between a hyperelliptic curve and an associated pencil of quadric hypersurfaces. We investigate symplectic aspects of this relationship, with a view to applications in low-dimensional topology.
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Smith, I. Floer cohomology and pencils of quadrics. Invent. math. 189, 149–250 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00222-011-0364-1
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