Curves of given p-rank with trivial automorphism group

DOI10.1307/MMJ/1231770361MaRDI QIDQ1001944zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Jeffrey D. Achter, Darren B. Glass, Rachel Pries

Publication date 20 February 2009

Published in Michigan Mathematical Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0708.2199

zbMATH Keywords

\(p\)-rankautomorphismdimensionmoduli spacepositive characteristic

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Automorphisms of curves (14H37) Algebraic moduli of abelian varieties, classification (14K10)

Abstract: Let $k$ be an algebraically closed field of characteristic $p>0$. Suppose $ggeq3$ and $0leqfleqg$. We prove there is a smooth projective $k$-curve of genus $g$ and $p$-rank $f$ with no non-trivial automorphisms. In addition, we prove there is a smooth projective hyperelliptic $k$-curve of genus $g$ and $p$-rank $f$ whose only non-trivial automorphism is the hyperelliptic involution. The proof involves computations about the dimension of the moduli space of (hyperelliptic) $k$-curves of genus $g$ and $p$-rank $f$ with extra automorphisms.

Review text

Let \(k\) be an algebraically closed field of characteristic \(p>0\) and \(g\) a positive integer. If \(C\) is a smooth projective \(k\)-curve of genus \(g\) with Jacobian \(\text{Jac}(C)\), then the \textit{\(p\)-rank} of \(C\) is the integer \(f_C\) such that \(\# \text{Jac}[p](C)=p^{f_C}\). It is known that \(0 \leq f_C \leq g\). The authors prove the following result. Theorem. Suppose \(g \geq 3\) and \(0 \leq f \leq g\). 1. There exists a smooth projective \(k\)-curve \(C\) of genus \(g\) and \(p\)-rank \(f\) with \(\text{Aut}(C)=\{1\}\). 2. There exists a smooth projective hyperelliptic \(k\)-curve \(C\) of genus \(g\) and \(p\)-rank \(f\) with \(\text{Aut}(C) \simeq \mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z}\). These results are proved comparing dimensions of different loci in the moduli space of curves. Denote \(M_{g,f}\) (resp. \(H_{g,f}\)) the moduli space of (resp. hyperelliptic) curves of genus \(g\) with \(p\)-rank at most \(f\). On one hand, every irreducible component of \(M_{g,f}\) (resp. \(H_{g,f}\)) has dimension \(2g-3+f\) [\textit{C. Faber} and \textit{G. van der Geer}, J. Reine Angew. Math. 573, 117--137 (2004 ; Zbl 1075.14023)] (resp. \(g-1+f\) [\textit{D. Glass} and \textit{R. Pries}, Manuscr. Math. 117, No. 3, 299--317 (2005 ; Zbl 1093.14039)]). On the other hand, upper bounds on the dimension of the irreducible components of the moduli space of (hyperelliptic) curves having an automorphism of order \(\ell\) are obtained thanks to 3. general arguments (Riemann-Hurwitz formula, deformation) on covers (sometimes wildly ramified); 4. results on some families (Artin-Schreier curves, fiber products of hyperelliptic curves); 5. when \(p \geq 3\), \(f=0\) and \(\ell=4\), a degeneration argument in the hyperelliptic case.

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