Donagi's Prym map injectivity conjecture

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Let Rg\mathcal R_g be the moduli space of étale double covers (C~,C)(\widetilde{C},C) of smooth curves, let Cliff⁡(C)\operatorname{Cliff}(C) denote the Clifford index of CC, and let P:Rg→Ag−1\mathscr P:\mathcal R_g\to\mathcal A_{g-1} be the Prym map. Define

U={(C~,C)∈Rg:Cliff⁡(C)≥3}.U=\{(\widetilde{C},C)\in\mathcal R_g:\operatorname{Cliff}(C)\ge 3\}.

Donagi's conjecture. The restricted Prym map

P∣U:U→Ag−1\mathscr P|_U:U\to\mathcal A_{g-1}

is injective. This is a refinement of the generic Torelli problem for Prym varieties, restricting to covers whose base curve has Clifford index at least three. Generic injectivity is known for g≥7g\ge 7, but the precise locus on which the Prym map is injective remains the subject of the conjecture.

References

Primary source

Sebastian Casalaina-Martin, “Singularities of theta divisors in algebraic geometry”, arXiv:1207.1042 (2012).

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