Spin Verlinde Spaces and Prym Theta Functions

It is shown that the theta functions of level n on the principallypolarised Prym varieties of an algebraic curve are dual to thesections of the orthogonal theta line bundle on the moduli spaceof Spin(n)-bundles over the curve. As a by-product of our computations,we also note that when n is odd, the Pfaffian line bundle onmoduli space has a basis of sections labelled by the even thetacharacteristics of the curve. 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification:14D20, 14H42, 14H60, 14K25.