Algebraic Description of Jacobians Isogeneous to Certain Prym Varieties with Polarization (1,2)

Abstract

ABSTRACTFor a class of non-hyperelliptic genus 3 curves C which are twofold coverings of elliptic curves E, we give an explicit algebraic description of all birationally nonequivalent genus 2 curves whose Jacobians are degree 2 isogeneous to the Prym varieties associated with such coverings. Our description is based on previous studies of Prym varieties with polarization (1,2) in connection with separation of variables in a series of classical and new algebraic integrable systems linearized on such varieties. We also consider some special cases of the covering C → E, in particular, when the corresponding Prym varieties contain pairs of elliptic curves and the Jacobian of C is isogeneous (but not isomorphic) to the product of three different elliptic curves. Our description is accompanied with explicit algorithms of calculation of periods of the Prym varieties and of absolute invariants of genus 2 curves. They are followed by numerical examples, which experimentally confirm main results of the article.