Let X ⊂ P r , r ≥ 2, be a reduced projective set such that X = P r , where denote the linear span of X. For any P ∈ P r the X-widerank w X (P ) of P is the minimal integer t > 0 such that for each closed set B ⊂ X containing no irreducible component of X there is S ⊂ X \ B with P ∈ S . Here we classify all (r, X) such that w X (P ) ≥ r + 1 for a general P (r is odd and X is the union of (r + 1)/2 linearly independent lines). We give conditions on X which imply that w X (P ) ≤ r (or w X (P ) ≤ r+1−dim(X)) for every P ∈ P r \X.
AMS Subject Classification: 14N05, 14Q05, 15A69Key Words: widerank, open rank, symmetric tensor rank, reducible varieties, lines, strange variety
The StatementsFor each set B ⊆ P r let B denote its linear span.Let X ⊂ P r , r ≥ 2, be a reduced projective set such that X = P r . For each P ∈ P r the X-rank r X (P ) of P is the minimal cardinality of a set S ⊂ X such that P ∈ S . Now assume that no component of X is a single point. The X-widerank w X (P ) of P is the minimal integer t > 0 such that for each closed set B ⊂ X containing no irreducible component of X there is S ⊂ X \ B with