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A short proof of the multiple cover formula for point insertions

Algebraic Geometry 2026-01-14 v1

Abstract

A few years ago, G. Oberdieck conjectured a multiple cover fomula that determines the number of curves of fixed genus and degree passing through a configuration of points in an abelian surface. This formula was proved by the author using tropical techniques and Nishinou's correspondence theorem. Using the same techniques, we give a much shorter proof of the multiple cover formula for point insertions, relying on the same geometrical idea, but avoiding any kind of tropical enumeration.

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@article{arxiv.2501.01274,
  title  = {A short proof of the multiple cover formula for point insertions},
  author = {Thomas Blomme},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.01274},
  year   = {2026}
}

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12 page, 1 Figure, comments welcome