Moduli for rational genus 2 curves with real multiplication for discriminant 5
Number Theory
2025-04-23 v1 Algebraic Geometry
Abstract
Principally polarized abelian surfaces with prescribed real multiplication (RM) are parametrized by certain Hilbert modular surfaces. Thus rational genus 2 curves correspond to rational points on the Hilbert modular surfaces via their Jacobians, but the converse is not true. We give a simple generic description of which rational moduli points correspond to rational curves, as well as give associated Weierstrass models, in the case of RM by the ring of integers of . To prove this, we provide some techniques for reducing quadratic forms over polynomial rings.
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@article{arxiv.2206.05752,
title = {Moduli for rational genus 2 curves with real multiplication for discriminant 5},
author = {Alex Cowan and Kimball Martin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.05752},
year = {2025}
}