Schottky algorithms: Classical meets tropical

Chua, Lynn; Kummer, Mario; Sturmfels, Bernd

doi:10.1090/mcom/3406

Schottky algorithms: Classical meets tropical
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by Lynn Chua, Mario Kummer and Bernd Sturmfels;

Math. Comp. 88 (2019), 2541-2558

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/mcom/3406

Published electronically: December 27, 2018

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Abstract:

We present a new perspective on the Schottky problem that links numerical computing with tropical geometry. The task is to decide whether a symmetric matrix defines a Jacobian, and, if so, to compute the curve and its canonical embedding. We offer solutions and their implementations in genus four, both classically and tropically. The locus of cographic matroids arises from tropicalizing the Schottky–Igusa modular form.

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