Projective Geometry Related to the Singularities of Theta Divisors of Jacobians
Ciliberto, C. ; Sernesi, E.
Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana, Tome 3 (2010), p. 93-109 / Harvested from Biblioteca Digitale Italiana di Matematica
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By studying the higher order focal properties of a family of linear spaces naturally associated to the singular locus of the theta divisor of a non-hyperelliptic jacobian of genus g≥5, we give a new proof of the classical theorem of Torelli. Related questions and open problems are also discussed.

Publié le : 2010-02-01
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Ciliberto, C.; Sernesi, E. Projective Geometry Related to the Singularities of Theta Divisors of Jacobians. Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana, Tome 3 (2010) pp. 93-109. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/BUMI_2010_9_3_1_93_0/

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