Prym varieties of bi-elliptic curves

Denote by $\mathscr{R}_g$ the set of pairs $\left(C^{\prime}, C\right)$ where $C$ is a (smooth) curve of genus $g$ and $C^{\prime}$ is an unramified double cover of $C$. One can then define a map from $\mathscr{R}_g$ to the moduli space $\mathscr{A}_{g-1}$ of abelian varieties by associating to a pa...

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Autor: Naranjo del Val, Juan Carlos
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Fecha de publicación:1992
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
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Palabra clave:Varietats abelianes
Corbes algebraiques
Abelian varieties
Algebraic curves
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spelling Prym varieties of bi-elliptic curvesNaranjo del Val, Juan CarlosVarietats abelianesCorbes algebraiquesAbelian varietiesAlgebraic curvesDenote by $\mathscr{R}_g$ the set of pairs $\left(C^{\prime}, C\right)$ where $C$ is a (smooth) curve of genus $g$ and $C^{\prime}$ is an unramified double cover of $C$. One can then define a map from $\mathscr{R}_g$ to the moduli space $\mathscr{A}_{g-1}$ of abelian varieties by associating to a pair the corresponding Prym variety. This map is known to be generically injective for $g \geq 7$ but not injective for any value of $g$. In fact, the so-called tetragonal construction due to R. Donagi [cf. Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. (N.S.) 4 (1981), no. 2, 181-185; MR0598683] associates to a pair with $C$ tetragonal two new pairs in which the base curve is again tetragonal and with the same associated Prym variety. Donagi conjectured (without much evidence, as he himself admits) that these are the only counterexamples to the injectivity of the Prym map. More precisely, given two pairs $\left(C^{\prime}, C\right)$ and $\left(C_1^{\prime}, C_1\right)$ with the same associated Prym variety, there should be a chain of pairs of coverings with each pair in the chain tetragonally related to the next. Debarre showed that this result is true outside the trigonal and bielliptic locus if $g$ is at least 13 (and so the $g_4^1$ is unique). This paper shows that this is still true for a generic bielliptic curve, so long as one stays in the category of smooth curves. Consider now a pair $\left(C^{\prime}, C\right)$ with $C$ bielliptic, i.e. a double cover of an elliptic curve $E$. The Galois group of $C^{\prime}$ over $E$ is either $Z_2$ or $Z_2 \times Z_2$. In the latter case denote by Id, $i, i_1, i_2$ its elements with $C=C^{\prime} / i, C_1=C^{\prime} / i_1, C_2=C^{\prime} / i_2$. If the genus of $C_1$ (say $t$ ) is smaller than the genus of $C_2$, then the pair $\left(C^{\prime}, C\right)$ is said to be in $\mathscr{R}_{b, t}$. In the case $t=4$, the author gives a construction which associates to the pair $\left(C^{\prime}, C\right)$ an allowable double covering (which is not tetragonal) and with the same associated Prym variety. It is then shown that, in the larger class of allowable double coverings, these are the only exceptions to the tetragonal conjecture over any generic point of the set of bielliptic pairs.Walter de Gruyter1992info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/197421Articles publicats en revistes (Matemàtiques i Informàtica)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1515/crll.1992.424.47Journal für die Reine und Angewandte Mathematik, 1992, vol. 424, p. 47-106https://doi.org/10.1515/crll.1992.424.47(c) Walter de Gruyter, 1992info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1974212026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Prym varieties of bi-elliptic curves
title Prym varieties of bi-elliptic curves
spellingShingle Prym varieties of bi-elliptic curves
Naranjo del Val, Juan Carlos
Varietats abelianes
Corbes algebraiques
Abelian varieties
Algebraic curves
title_short Prym varieties of bi-elliptic curves
title_full Prym varieties of bi-elliptic curves
title_fullStr Prym varieties of bi-elliptic curves
title_full_unstemmed Prym varieties of bi-elliptic curves
title_sort Prym varieties of bi-elliptic curves
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Naranjo del Val, Juan Carlos
author Naranjo del Val, Juan Carlos
author_facet Naranjo del Val, Juan Carlos
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Varietats abelianes
Corbes algebraiques
Abelian varieties
Algebraic curves
topic Varietats abelianes
Corbes algebraiques
Abelian varieties
Algebraic curves
description Denote by $\mathscr{R}_g$ the set of pairs $\left(C^{\prime}, C\right)$ where $C$ is a (smooth) curve of genus $g$ and $C^{\prime}$ is an unramified double cover of $C$. One can then define a map from $\mathscr{R}_g$ to the moduli space $\mathscr{A}_{g-1}$ of abelian varieties by associating to a pair the corresponding Prym variety. This map is known to be generically injective for $g \geq 7$ but not injective for any value of $g$. In fact, the so-called tetragonal construction due to R. Donagi [cf. Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. (N.S.) 4 (1981), no. 2, 181-185; MR0598683] associates to a pair with $C$ tetragonal two new pairs in which the base curve is again tetragonal and with the same associated Prym variety. Donagi conjectured (without much evidence, as he himself admits) that these are the only counterexamples to the injectivity of the Prym map. More precisely, given two pairs $\left(C^{\prime}, C\right)$ and $\left(C_1^{\prime}, C_1\right)$ with the same associated Prym variety, there should be a chain of pairs of coverings with each pair in the chain tetragonally related to the next. Debarre showed that this result is true outside the trigonal and bielliptic locus if $g$ is at least 13 (and so the $g_4^1$ is unique). This paper shows that this is still true for a generic bielliptic curve, so long as one stays in the category of smooth curves. Consider now a pair $\left(C^{\prime}, C\right)$ with $C$ bielliptic, i.e. a double cover of an elliptic curve $E$. The Galois group of $C^{\prime}$ over $E$ is either $Z_2$ or $Z_2 \times Z_2$. In the latter case denote by Id, $i, i_1, i_2$ its elements with $C=C^{\prime} / i, C_1=C^{\prime} / i_1, C_2=C^{\prime} / i_2$. If the genus of $C_1$ (say $t$ ) is smaller than the genus of $C_2$, then the pair $\left(C^{\prime}, C\right)$ is said to be in $\mathscr{R}_{b, t}$. In the case $t=4$, the author gives a construction which associates to the pair $\left(C^{\prime}, C\right)$ an allowable double covering (which is not tetragonal) and with the same associated Prym variety. It is then shown that, in the larger class of allowable double coverings, these are the only exceptions to the tetragonal conjecture over any generic point of the set of bielliptic pairs.
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Journal für die Reine und Angewandte Mathematik, 1992, vol. 424, p. 47-106
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