Deriving bases for abelian functions (Q766034)

The main result of this paper is to present a new method to explicitly define abelian functions associated with algebraic curves, for the purpose of finding bases for the relevant vector spaces of such functions. The author proves the procedure with the functions associated with a trigonal curve of genus four. The main motivation for the construction of such bases is that it allows systematic methods for the derivation of the addition formulae and differential equations satisfied by the functions. He also presents a new addition formula and sets of differential equations satisfied by the abelian functions, with poles along the standard theta divisor, associated with a trigonal curve of genus four. Many of the results presented here can be viewed as generalisations of classic results for elliptic functions.