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Weber's theorem (Algebraic curves)

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In mathematics, Weber's theorem, named after Heinrich Martin Weber, is a result on algebraic curves. It states the following.

Consider two non-singular curves C and C′ having the same genus g > 1. If there is a rational correspondence φ between C and C′, then φ is a birational transformation.

References

  • Coolidge, J. L. (1959). A Treatise on Algebraic Plane Curves. New York: Dover. p. 135. ISBN 0-486-60543-4.
  • Weber, H. (1873). "Zur Theorie der Transformation algebraischer Functionen". Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik (in German). 76: 345–348.