Theta functions on the theta divisor

DOI10.1216/RMJ-2010-40-1-155zbMATH Open1191.14054MaRDI QIDQ968579FDOQ968579

Authors Robin de Jong 

Publication date 5 May 2010

Published in Rocky Mountain Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0611810

zbMATH Keywords

Riemann theta functiondirectional derivativesabelian varietiesGauss mapJacobiansmodular formstheta divisor

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Forms of half-integer weight; nonholomorphic modular forms (11F37) Jacobians, Prym varieties (14H40) Theta functions and abelian varieties (14K25) Theta functions and curves; Schottky problem (14H42) Analytic theory of abelian varieties; abelian integrals and differentials (14K20) Automorphic forms, one variable (11F12)

Abstract: We show that the gradient and the hessian of the Riemann theta function in dimension n can be combined to give a theta function of order n+1 and modular weight (n+5)/2 defined on the theta divisor. It can be seen that the zero locus of this theta function essentially gives the ramification locus of the Gauss map. For jacobians this leads to a description in terms of theta functions and their derivatives of the Weierstrass point locus on the associated Riemann surface.

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