On singular quadratic complexes, quintic curves and Cremona transformations

Abstract

Let X be a quadratic complex given by the intersection of two nonsingular quadrics in a projective space of dimension five. Let L be a line contained in X, and π the projection from X to a projective three space with center L. When X is nonsingular the map π is birational and the base locus scheme of π−1 is a smooth quintic curve of genus 2. Now assume X is a singular irreducible and reduced quadratic complex and consider the same set up. The purpose of this work is to classify quintic curves arising as the base locus scheme of π−1 in the case where π is birational and the Cremona transformations obtained by composing π−1 with another projection of the same type.