 Double plane of general type (source code)

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= Double plane of general type

Let $B\subseteq\mathbb P^2$ be a smooth curve of degree $2d$, and let $\pi:X\to\mathbb P^2$ be the double cover branched along $B$. Then
$$
K_X=\pi^*(K_{\mathbb P^2}+dH)=\pi^*((d-3)H).
$$
For $d\geq4$ this canonical divisor is ample, so $X$ is a <surface of general type>. A smooth octic branch curve gives the first such example.

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