Prym covers, theta functions and Kobayashi curves in Hilbert modular surfaces

DOI10.1353/AJM.2014.0026zbMATH Open1357.14042arXiv1111.2624OpenAlexW2134943199MaRDI QIDQ2879439FDOQ2879439

Authors: Martin Möller 

Publication date: 1 September 2014

Published in: American Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Algebraic curves in Hilbert modular surfaces that are totally geodesic for the Kobayashi metric have very interesting geometric and arithmetic properties, e.g. they are rigid. There are very few methods known to construct such algebraic geodesics that we call Kobayashi curves. We give an explicit way of constructing Kobayashi curves using determinants of derivatives of theta functions. This construction also allows to calculate the Euler characteristics of the Teichmueller curves constructed by McMullen using Prym covers.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1111.2624

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zbMATH Keywords

theta functionsHilbert modular surfacesPrym varieties[https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/w/index.php?title=+Special%3ASearch&search=Teichm%EF%BF%BD%EF%BF%BDller+curves&go=Go Teichm��ller curves]Kobayashi curves

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Jacobians, Prym varieties (14H40) Theta functions and abelian varieties (14K25) Teichmüller theory for Riemann surfaces (30F60) Theta functions and curves; Schottky problem (14H42) Engel conditions (20F45) Theta series; Weil representation; theta correspondences (11F27)

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