Hyperelliptic Prym varieties and integrable systems (Q5953645)

The authors introduce two algebraic completely integrable systems, similar to the even and Mumford systems. To show that the hyperelliptic Prym systems are algebraic completely integrable systems they exhibit a family of compatible (linear) Poisson structures, making these systems multi-Hamiltonian. As an application they study the algebraic geometry and the Hamiltonian structure of the periodic Volterra lattice \[ \dot a_i= a_i(a_{i-1}-a_{i+1}), \quad i=1,\dots, n,\;a_{n+1}= a_1. \tag{1} \] Moreover, they give a precise description of the fibers of the momentum map of (1) and prove their algebraic complete integrability.