Algebraic ellipticity of quartic double spaces

Abstract

We prove that every smooth quartic double $n$-fold, $n\ge 2$, over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero is algebraically elliptic in Gromov's sense. In particular, every smooth quartic double solid is algebraically elliptic, which answers Question~4.28 in [M. Zaidenberg, Algebraic Gromov ellipticity: a brief survey, Taiwanese J. Math. 29 (2025), no. 6, 1681-1705]. We also prove that removing any closed subset of codimension at least two preserves algebraic ellipticity for smooth quartic double spaces and smooth cubic hypersurfaces of dimension at least two.

15 pages