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General cyclic covers and their Thomae formula

Complex Variables 2015-09-08 v3

Abstract

Let XX be a general cyclic cover of CP1\mathbb{CP}^{1} ramified at mm points, λ1...λm.\lambda_1...\lambda_m. we define a class of non positive divisors on XX of degree g1g-1 supported in the pre images of the branch points on XX, such that the the standard theta function doesn't vanish on their image in J(X).J(X). These divisors generalize the divisors introduced in [BR] and [Na]. Generalizing the results of [BR],[Na] and [EG] we show that up to a certain determinant of the non standard periods of XX, the value of the theta functions at these divisors is a polynomial in the branch point of the curve X.X. Our treatment is based on a generalization of Accola's results of the 3 cyclic sheeted cover [Ac1] and a straightforward generalization of Nakayashiki's approach explained in [Na] in the non singular case for any singular cyclic cover.

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@article{arxiv.0909.4965,
  title  = {General cyclic covers and their Thomae formula},
  author = {Yaacov Kopeliovich},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0909.4965},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

The original formula contained an error due to an error in multiplying polynomials in proposition 7.3 I corrected it and I hope that no more inaccuracies are inside the paper. Please contact me if there is

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