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A criterion for an abelian variety to be non-simple

Algebraic Geometry 2016-10-18 v2

Abstract

We give a criterion in terms of period matrices for an arbitrary polarized abelian variety to be non-simple. Several examples are worked out.

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@article{arxiv.1507.08876,
  title  = {A criterion for an abelian variety to be non-simple},
  author = {Robert Auffarth and Herbert Lange and Anita Rojas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.08876},
  year   = {2016}
}

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Final version, to appear in Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra