Guardia's Mumford isomorphism conjecture for hyperelliptic period matrices

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Let XX be a hyperelliptic Riemann surface of genus g≥2g\geq 2, let τ\tau be a period matrix associated to XX, and let

{η1,…,ηg,ηg+1,…,η2g+2}⊂F\{\eta_1,\ldots,\eta_g,\eta_{g+1},\ldots,\eta_{2g+2}\}\subset\mathcal{F}

be a fundamental system, where F\mathcal{F} is the set of fundamental systems obtained from permutations of the Weierstrass points of XX. Write J(η1,…,ηg)(τ)J(\eta_1,\ldots,\eta_g)(\tau) for the quantity associated with the first gg theta characteristics, and let ϑ[ηk](0;τ)\vartheta[\eta_k](0;\tau) denote the theta constant associated with ηk\eta_k. Guardia's conjecture. The formula

J(η1,…,ηg)(τ)=±πg∏k=g+12g+2ϑ[ηk](0;τ)J(\eta_1,\ldots,\eta_g)(\tau)=\pm\pi^g\prod_{k=g+1}^{2g+2}\vartheta[\eta_k](0;\tau)

holds. This conjectural identity is an explicit form of the Mumford isomorphism for hyperelliptic curves, relating the Jacobian-type expression JJ to a product of theta constants. The source attributes it to Guardia and presents it as a conjecture; the notation JJ and the omitted formula label should be checked against the surrounding definitions.

References

Primary source

Robin de Jong, “Explicit Mumford isomorphism for hyperelliptic curves”, arXiv:math/0408382 (2012).

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