Tropicalization of theta characteristics, double covers, and Prym varieties

DOI10.1007/S00029-017-0379-6zbMATH Open1420.14144arXiv1606.02282OpenAlexW3104850878MaRDI QIDQ1744789FDOQ1744789

David Jensen, Yoav Len

Publication date: 19 April 2018

Published in: Selecta Mathematica. New Series (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study the behavior of theta characteristics on an algebraic curve under the specialization map to a tropical curve. We show that each effective theta characteristic on the tropical curve is the specialization of $2^{g-1}$ even theta characteristics and $2^{g-1}$ odd theta characteristics. We then study the relationship between unramified double covers of a tropical curve and its theta characteristics, and use this to define the tropical Prym variety.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1606.02282

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Jacobians, Prym varieties (14H40)

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