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Endomorphism algebras of hyperelliptic jacobians and finite projective lines

Algebraic Geometry 2008-06-20 v5 Number Theory

Abstract

We prove that the jacobian of a hyperelliptic curve y^2=f(x) is absolutely simple if deg(f)=q+1 where q is a power prime congruent to 5 modulo 8, the polynomial f(x) is irreducible over the ground field of characteristic zero and its Galois group is L_2(q).

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@article{arxiv.math/0508120,
  title  = {Endomorphism algebras of hyperelliptic jacobians and finite projective lines},
  author = {Arsen Elkin and Yuri G. Zarhin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0508120},
  year   = {2008}
}

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LaTeX, 16 pages