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Generalized Jacobians of graphs

Combinatorics 2025-12-16 v1 Algebraic Geometry Number Theory

Abstract

We define a generalized Jacobian Jm(Gr)\mathrm{J}_\mathfrak{m}(\mathit{Gr}) and a generalized Picard group Pm(Gr)\mathrm{P}_\mathfrak{m}(\mathit{Gr}) of a graph Gr\mathit{Gr} with respect to a modulus m=i=1smiwi \mathfrak{m}=\sum_{i=1}^s m_iw_i with wiw_i vertices of Gr\mathit{Gr} and mi1m_i\geq 1. These groups occur as the component groups of N\'{e}ron models of generalized Jacobians. We prove a universal mapping property for Jm(Gr)\mathrm{J}_\mathfrak{m}(\mathit{Gr}) and show that an Abel-Jacobi map in this context induces an isomorphism from Pm(Gr)\mathrm{P}_\frak{m}(\mathit{Gr}) to Jm(Gr)\mathrm{J}_\mathfrak{m}(\mathit{Gr}). We also reinterpret Pm(Gr)\mathrm{P}_\mathfrak{m}(\mathit{Gr}) in terms of sheaves on the geometric realization Gr\left| \mathit{Gr}\right| of Gr\mathit{Gr}, making a connection with tropical geometry.

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@article{arxiv.2512.12041,
  title  = {Generalized Jacobians of graphs},
  author = {Bruce W. Jordan and Kenneth A. Ribet and Anthony J. Scholl},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.12041},
  year   = {2025}
}
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