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Abelian varieties are projective algebraic varieties endowed with an Abelian group structure. Over the complex numbers, they can be described as quotients of a vector space by a lattice of full rank. They are analogs in higher dimensions of elliptic curves, and play an important role in algebraic geometry and number theory.

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The $Pic^0$ of an abelian variety

If I'm not mistaken, you've copied down Mumford's definition incorrectly: it should be the set of all line bundles $L$ such that $T_x^* L \cong L$ for all $x \in A$. Once you make this correction: …
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possible CM-types of abelian varieties

I posted the following answer yesterday after only a quick skim of the question. When I read it with more care, it seemed to me to be the answer to a different question entirely. After having looked …
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Torsion points in Abelian varieties over number fields

Let $l$ be the field cut out by the action of the Galois group on all the torsion points of $A$, and let $\mathfrak{g} = \operatorname{Gal}(l/k)$. Then $\mathfrak{g}$ is a closed subgroup of $\operato …
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Simple abelian varieties over non algebraically closed fields.

You're right: "simple abelian variety $A/K$" is ambiguous when $K$ is not algebraically closed. One should say geometrically (or absolutely) simple or K-simple to emphasize which is meant. If you do …
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isogenies between abelian varieties that induce isomorphisms?

Kevin's comment is right on the money, but here it is in more detail: I will give a general criterion for an isogeny $\varphi: A \rightarrow B$ of abelian varieties to induce an isomorphism upon passa …
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Is an abelian variety with a Galois invariant, rank one submodule of its Tate module, CM?

Yes. This follows from the main result of the following paper of Zarhin. MR0885780 (88h:14046) Zarhin, Yu. G. Endomorphisms and torsion of abelian varieties. Duke Math. J. 54 (1987), no. 1, 131–145. …
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Distribution of dimensions of factors of the Jacobian of X_0(p)

Let me begin with what was formerly a comment above: the feeling among most experts is probably* that for each fixed $d$, the number of isogeny factors of $J_0(p)$ of dimension $d$ should be small com …
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Is there an intrinsic way to define the group law on Abelian varieties?

Any torsor $V$ under an abelian variety over any field $K$ is caonically isomorphic to its degree $1$ Albanese variety $\operatorname{Alb}^1(V)$, which is itself a torsor under the degree $0$ Albanese …
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Global Sections of the Identity Component of Neron model

I will have to wait for a more reasonable hour to give a complete answer, but I believe this paper of mine -- joint with X. Xarles -- is relevant to your question. Most of it works in the case of an …
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Units of Endomorphism Rings of Jacobian Varieties with Real Multiplication

I presume I am making a very basic error somewhere but I don't see where. Yes: you are confusing the automorphism group $\operatorname{Aut} A = (\operatorname{End} A)^{\times}$ with the automorph …
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Fourier-Mukai transform for abelian varieties

No. As Will Sawin indicates, every finite subgroup $H$ of $A$ is contained in $K(L)$ for some very ample line bundle on $A$: indeed, let $L_1$ be your favorite very ample line bundle on $A$, and let $ …
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Over which fields does the Mordell-Weil theorem hold?

This is an attempt at a relatively mild generalization of what others have said: Let $K$ be a field and $|\cdot|: K \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a nontrivial absolute value on $K$. $\bullet$ If $K$ i …
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Modular forms reference

Have a look at Section 6.6 of Diamond and Shurman, A First Course in Modular Forms: As an aside, the theorem states a bit more than you have said: for instance, when the field of Fourier coefficients …
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For a line bundle L on a smooth projective variety X, what is meant by Pic^L(X)

Let me address the last part of your question. Let $X$ be a smooth, projective variety over an arbitrary ground field $k$. I want to write $Pic^{[L]}(X)$ instead of $Pic^L(X)$ -- i.e., to make explici …
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Can we count isogeny classes of abelian varieties?

Let Fq be a finite field. Two elliptic curves E1 and E2 defined over Fq are Fq-rationally isogenous iff # E1(Fq) = # E2(Fq). (==>) Let \varphi be an isogeny, take l a prime which is prime to q*(degre …
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