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What is the Jacobian of a Riemann surface with boundary?

Algebraic Geometry 2008-06-17 v3 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We define the Jacobian of a Riemann surface with analytically parametrized boundary components. These Jacobians belong to a moduli space of ``open abelian varieties'' which satisfies gluing axioms similar to those of Riemann surfaces, and therefore allows a notion of ``conformal field theory'' to be defined on this space. We further prove that chiral conformal field theories corresponding to even lattices factor through this moduli space of open abelian varieties.

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@article{arxiv.math/0610463,
  title  = {What is the Jacobian of a Riemann surface with boundary?},
  author = {Thomas M. Fiore and Igor Kriz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0610463},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

27 pages. Minor explanation and motivation added.