Donagi's Prym map injectivity conjecture

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:RgAg1\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

PU:UAg1\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 g7g\ge 7, but the precise locus on which the Prym map is injective remains the subject of the conjecture.

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Primary source

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

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