Second order theta divisors on Pryms
Let be a smooth projective curve of genus defined over an algebraically closed field of characteristic . Given a semistable vector bundle over , we show that its direct image under the Frobenius map of is again semistable. We deduce a numerical characterization of the stable rank- vector bundles , where is a line bundle over .
We consider the linear system of second order theta functions over the Jacobian of a non-hyperelliptic curve . A result by J.Fay says that a divisor contains the origin with multiplicity if and only if contains the surface . In this paper we generalize Fay’s result and some previous work by R.C.Gunning. More precisely, we describe the relationship between divisors containing with multiplicity , divisors containing the fourfold , and divisors singular along , using the third exterior...
We study the codimension two locus in consisting of principally polarized abelian varieties whose theta divisor has a singularity that is not an ordinary double point. We compute the class for every . For , this turns out to be the locus of Jacobians with a vanishing theta-null. For , via the Prym map we show that has two components, both unirational, which we describe completely. We then determine the slope of the effective cone of and show that the component of the Andreotti-Mayer...
For a smooth complex projective variety, the rank of the Néron-Severi group is bounded by the Hodge number . Varieties with have interesting properties, but are rather sparse, particularly in dimension . We discuss in this note a number of examples, in particular those constructed from curves with special Jacobians.