This text provides insights into the subject of the number theoretic properties of curves of genus 2. Included is an explicit treatment of the Jacobian, which t... » 

This text provides insights into the subject of the number theoretic properties of curves of genus 2. Included is an explicit treatment of the Jacobian, which throws new light onto the geometry of the Kummer surface. The Mordell-Weil group can then be determined for many curves. «