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K3 surfaces with 9 cusps in characteristic p

Algebraic Geometry 2019-02-06 v1

Abstract

We study K3 surfaces with 9 cusps, i.e. 9 disjoint A2A_2 configurations of smooth rational curves, over algebraically closed fields of characteristic p3p\neq 3. Much like in the complex situation studied by Barth, we prove that each such surface admits a triple covering by an abelian surface. Conversely, we determine which abelian surfaces with order three automorphisms give rise to K3 surfaces. We also investigate how K3 surfaces with 9 cusps hit the supersingular locus.

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@article{arxiv.1902.01579,
  title  = {K3 surfaces with 9 cusps in characteristic p},
  author = {Toshiyuki Katsura and Matthias Schütt},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1902.01579},
  year   = {2019}
}

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17 pages

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