Poncelet's closure theorem and the embedded topology of conic-line arrangements

Abstract

In this paper, we consider conic-line arrangements that arise from Poncelet's closure theorem. We study unramified double covers of the union of two conics, that are induced by a $2m$-sided Poncelet transverse. As an application, we show the existence of families of Zariski pairs of degree $2m+6$ for $m\ge 2$ that consist of reducible curves having two conics and $2m+2$ lines as irreducible components.

12 pages. Revised the Introduction and Section 3. Results unchanged