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Let $\phi: X \to \mathbb P^n$ be a double cover branched along a smooth hypersurface of degree $2m, 2 \leq m \leq n-1$. We study the varieties of minimal rational tangents $\mathcal C_x \subset \mathbb P T_x(X)$ at a general point $x$ of $X$. We describe the homogeneous ideal of $\mathcal C_x$ and show that the projective isomorphism type of $\mathcal C_x$ varies in a maximal way as $x$ varies over general points of $X$. Our description of the ideal of $\mathbb C_x$ implies a certain rigidity property of the covering morphism $\phi$. As an application of this rigidity, we show that any finite morphism between such double covers with $m=n-1$ must be an isomorphism. We also prove that Liouville-type extension property holds with respect to minimal rational curves on $X$.

Varieties of minimal rational tangents on double covers of projective space