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Automorphism groups of hyperelliptic curves of $2$-rank zero

Algebraic Geometry 2026-04-21 v1

Abstract

In this paper, we determine the reduced automorphism groups of hyperelliptic curves of a small genus in characteristic 22, when they are of 22-rank 00. Such a curve is an Artin-Schreier curve defined in the form y2y=f(x)y^2-y=f(x) for a polynomial f(x)f(x). After we clarify semidirect-product structures of the automorphism groups for an arbitrary genus, we derive the detailed group structures for the reduced automorphism groups of the curves of a small genus, through computations using the computational algebra system Magma. With these experiments, we formulate two conjectures, which are analogues for our curves of the Oort conjecture on automorphism groups of generic principally polarized supersingular abelian varieties.

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@article{arxiv.2604.17901,
  title  = {Automorphism groups of hyperelliptic curves of $2$-rank zero},
  author = {Kohtaro Yamaguchi and Shushi Harashita},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.17901},
  year   = {2026}
}

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15 pages, accepted at WAIFI 2026