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An abelian variety \(A\) over \(\mathbb{Q}\) is said to be of GL\(_2\)-type, if its algebra of \(\mathbb{Q}\)-endomorphisms is a number field of degree equal to the dimension of \(A\). The paper investigates the isogeny decomposition over the algebraic closure \(\overline\mathbb{Q}\) of abelian varieties ofGL\(_2\)-type. If \(B\) is a simple component over \(\overline \mathbb{Q}\) of an abelian variety of GL\(_2\)-type, then (i) the endomorphism algebra End\((B)\) is a central division algebra over a totally real field \(F\) with Schur index \(t=1\) or 2 and \(t[F:\mathbb{Q}]=\dim B\) and (ii) \(B\) is a \(\mathbb{Q}\)-abelian variety, meaning that for every \(\sigma\in\text{Gal} (\overline\mathbb{Q}|\mathbb{Q})\) there is an isogeny \(B^\sigma\to B\) compatible with the endomorphisms of \(B\). These abelian varieties are called building blocks in the paper. The main result of the paper is the converse statement, namely the theorem that every building block is a \(\overline \mathbb{Q}\)-component of an abelian variety of GL\(_2\)-type. This reduces Ribet's conjecture that an abelian variety over \(\mathbb{Q}\) is modular if and only if it is of GL\(_2\)-type to the statement that a simple abelian variety over \(\overline\mathbb{Q}\) is modular if and only if it is a building block. Moreover, some results on the fields of definition for these abelian varieties and their endomorphisms are given, as well some examples. For the entire collection see [Zbl 1032.11002].











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