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Equations of genus $4$ curves from their theta constants

Algebraic Geometry 2024-07-09 v3 Number Theory

Abstract

In this article we give explicit formulas for the equations of a generic genus 44 curve in terms of its theta constants. The method uses the Prym construction and the beautiful classical geometry around it.

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@article{arxiv.2402.03160,
  title  = {Equations of genus $4$ curves from their theta constants},
  author = {Jeroen Hanselman and Andreas Pieper and Sam Schiavone},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.03160},
  year   = {2024}
}