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A log resolution for the theta divisor of a hyperelliptic curve

  • University of Kansas

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Abstract

In this paper, we prove that the theta divisor of a smooth hyperelliptic curve has a natural and explicit embedded resolution of singularities using iterated blowups of Brill–Noether subvarieties. We also show that the Brill–Noether stratification of the hyperelliptic Jacobian is a Whitney stratification.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)462-503
Number of pages42
JournalAlgebraic Geometry
Volume13
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2026

Keywords

  • Brill–Noether variety
  • Whitney stratification
  • hyperelliptic curve
  • resolution of singularities
  • theta divisor

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