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The structure of the prym map

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    Ron Donagi

  2. University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA

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Donagi, R., Smith, R.C. The structure of the prym map. Acta Math 146, 25–102 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02392458

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