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The divisors of Prym semicanonical pencils

Algebraic Geometry 2022-03-17 v3

Abstract

In the moduli space Rg\mathcal{R}_g of double \'etale covers of curves of a fixed genus gg, the locus of covers of curves with a semicanonical pencil decomposes as the union of two divisors Tge\mathcal{T}^e_g and Tgo\mathcal{T}^o_g. Adapting arguments of Teixidor for the divisor of curves having a semicanonical pencil, we prove that both divisors are irreducible and compute their divisor classes in the Deligne-Mumford compactification Rg\overline{\mathcal{R}}_g.

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@article{arxiv.2103.01687,
  title  = {The divisors of Prym semicanonical pencils},
  author = {Carlos Maestro Pérez and Andrés Rojas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.01687},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

Improved version, following the referees' comments. To appear in IMRN