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A theory of generalized Lam\'e curves

Algebraic Geometry 2026-04-24 v1 Classical Analysis and ODEs

Abstract

We study the generalized Lam\'e equation on an elliptic curve EE with multiple singularities. By restricting to the locus admitting solutions with quasi-periodic properties, we construct two curves: (i) The generalized Lam'e curve: with n:=i=1rniZ0n:=\sum\nolimits_{i=1}^r n_i\in\mathbb Z_{\geq 0}, we construct Yn(p;τ)\mathcal{Y}_{\mathbf n}(\mathbf p;\tau), which lies in an affine bundle over SymnESym^n E and parametrizes generalized Hermite--Halphen ansatz solutions. (ii) The log-free curve: each ni12Nn_i\in\frac12\mathbb N gives a polynomial equation in the accessory parameters. This leads to a non-complete intersection variety Vn(p;τ)V_{\mathbf{n}}(\mathbf{p};\tau) when all ni12Nn_i\in\frac12\mathbb N. We prove that it is a reduced curve. We analysis the GLC as an algebraic family over the pole configuration space p\mathbf{p}. We study the shifted addition map σ:SymnEE, \sigma: Sym^n E\longrightarrow E, establishing a generically finite, degree formula. The geometry of boundary degenerations under pole collisions perfectly mirrors the tensor algebra of sl2(C)\mathfrak{sl}_2(\mathbb{C})-modules within the BGG category O\mathcal{O}. We generalize pre-modular forms to a framework of twisted isomonodromic deformations. We construct (n,p)(\mathbf{n}, \mathbf{p})-deformed pre-modular forms parameterized by pseudo-monodromy data (t,s)(t,s), whose vanishing governs these deformations and factorizes along boundary strata. Iterating these deformations through the boundary allows any arbitrary configuration to be continuously deformed down to the classical Lam\'e equation. Finally, we prove the Treibich conjecture stated for r=2r=2 extra symmetric pairs, as well as its generalizations for r4r \leq 4.

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@article{arxiv.2604.21880,
  title  = {A theory of generalized Lam\'e curves},
  author = {You-Cheng Chou and Chin-Lung Wang and Po-Sheng Wu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.21880},
  year   = {2026}
}

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