Hyperelliptic Jacobians with Real Multiplication
by
Arsen Elkin
Pennsylvania State University

Let K be a field of characteristic p different from 2, and let f(x) be a sextic polynomial irreducible over K with no repeated roots, whose Galois group is isomorphic to \A₅. If the jacobian J(C) of the hyperelliptic curve C:y²=f(x) admits real multiplication over the ground field from an order of a real quadratic field D, then either its endomorphism algebra is isomorphic to D, or p > 0 and J(C) is a supersingular abelian variety. The supersingular outcome cannot occur when p splits in D.

Paper reference: arXiv:math.AG/0403553

Date received: March 18, 2005