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Canonical map of a hyperelliptic curve

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Area of mathematics Geometry and topology Algebraic geometry Hyperelliptic curve Even-degree hyperelliptic model Canonical divisor of an even-degree hyperelliptic curve
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The canonical map of an even-degree hyperelliptic curve is
(x,y)⟼[1:x:⋯:xn−2],
(1)
so it identifies the two points (x,y) and (x,−y) of a general fibre and is not an embedding.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2020 / ii / Paper 3 / 24F / iv / Solution
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