Torelli theorem for graphs and tropical curves (Q974798)

The Torelli map associates the Jacobian to an algebraic curve. Via dual graphs respectively tropical curves, algebraic curves are connected to graphs. A graph analogue of the Jacobian of a curve, namely the Jacobian torus respectively the dual Albanese torus, has been defined by \textit{M. Kotani} and \textit{T. Sunada} [Adv. Appl. Math. 24, No. 2, 89--110 (2000; Zbl 1017.05038)]. This paper is concerned with a Torelli theorem for graphs and tropical curves, i.e. it answers the question when two graphs are such that their Albanese tori are isomorphic. Assuming some facts about the moduli space of genus \(g\) tropical curves and the moduli space of tropical Jacobians, the authors also prove that the tropical Torelli map is of degree one onto its image. The assumptions made here have meanwhile been settled in a preprint of Branetti, Melo and Viviani.