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A note on Veronese varieties

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We show that for every primep, there is a class of Veronese varieties which are set-theoretic complete intersections if and only if the ground field has characteristicp.

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Partially supported by PRIN Algebra Commutativa e Computazionale, Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research.

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Barile, M. A note on Veronese varieties. Rend. Circ. Mat. Palermo 54, 359–366 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02874943

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