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On the non-existence of certain curves of genus two
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 December 2007
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We prove that if q is a power of an odd prime, then there is no genus-2 curve over $\mathbf{F}_q$ whose Jacobian has characteristic polynomial of Frobenius equal to $x^4 + (2 - 2q)x^2 + q^2$. Our proof uses the Brauer relations in a biquadratic extension of $\mathbb{Q}$ to show that every principally polarized abelian surface over $\mathbf{F}_q$ with the given characteristic polynomial splits over $\mathbf{F}_{q^2}$ as a product of polarized elliptic curves.
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