English

Note on curves in a Jacobian

alg-geom 2008-02-03 v2 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

For a curve C, viewed as a cycle in its Jacobian, we study its image n_*C under multiplication by n on JC. We prove that the subgroup generated by these cycles, in the Chow group modulo algebraic equivalence, has rank at most d-1, where d is the gonality of C. We also discuss some general facts on the action of n_* on the Chow groups.

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@article{arxiv.alg-geom/9202015,
  title  = {Note on curves in a Jacobian},
  author = {Elisabetta Colombo and Bert van Geemen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:alg-geom/9202015},
  year   = {2008}
}

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18 pages, Latex 2.09

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