# Jacobian variety

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Jacobian variety

In mathematics, the Jacobian variety of a non-singular algebraic curve "C" of genus "g &ge; 1" is a particular abelian variety "J", of dimension "g". The curve "C" is a subvariety of "J", and generates "J" as a group.

Analytically, it can be realized as the quotient space "V"/"L", where "V" is the vector space of all

:$l = int_\left\{gamma\right\} \left(cdot\right): \left\{mbox\left\{rational differentials on \right\} C mbox\left\{ without poles\right\}\right\} longrightarrow mathbb\left\{C\right\}, quad omega mapsto int_\left\{gamma\right\} omega$

where "&gamma;" is a path in "C(C)", and "L" is the lattice of all those "l" with closed path "&gamma;".

An important theorem regarding Jacobian varieties is Abel's theorem.

References

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*cite conference | author=J.S. Milne | title=Jacobian Varieties | booktitle=Arithmetic Geometry |publisher=Springer-Verlag|location=New York| year=1986 | pages=pp. 167-212|id=ISBN 0-387-96311-1

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