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Thomae Type Formulae For Singular Z N Curves

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We give an elementary and rigorous proof of the Thomae type formula for the singular curves \(\mu^N=\prod_{j=1}^m(\lambda-\lambda_{2j})^{N-1}\prod_{j=0}^{m}(\lambda-\lambda_{2j+1})\). To derive the Thomae formula we use the traditional variational method which goes back to Riemann, Thomae and Fuchs. An important step of the proof is the use of the Szegö kernel computed explicitly in algebraic form for non-singular 1/N-periods. The proof inherits principal points of Nakayashiki’s proof (Nakayashiki in Publ. Res. Inst. Math. Sci 33(6) 987–1015, 1997) obtained for non-singular Z N curves.

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Enolski, V.Z., Grava, T. Thomae Type Formulae For Singular Z N Curves. Lett Math Phys 76, 187–214 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11005-006-0073-7

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