A homological characterization of surface coverings
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: A homological characterization of surface coverings
zbMATH Open document ID: 1160.14017
author: Masaharu Tanabe
published in: Proceedings of the Japan Academy. Series A
publication date: 2009-03-02T00:00:00Z
review text: Suppose that \(X\) and \(Y\) are compact Riemann surfaces of genera \(g\) and \(\gamma\) respectively and \(f: X\rightarrow Y\) is a holomorphic map. Then \(f\) induces a homomorphism \(f_{*} : H_{1}(X,{\mathbb Z}) \rightarrow H_{1}(Y,{\mathbb Z})\) on the first homology groups. Conversely however, given an abstract homomorphism \(\phi : H_{1}(X,{\mathbb Z}) \rightarrow H_{1}(Y,{\mathbb Z})\), it is not always the induced map of some holomorphic map \(f: X\rightarrow Y\). Therefore, it is natural to ask given an abstract homomorphism \(\phi : H_{1}(X,{\mathbb Z}) \rightarrow H_{1}(Y,{\mathbb Z})\) as a matrix, what conditions guarantee that \(\phi\) is the induced map of a holomorphic map \(f: X\rightarrow Y\). In the paper under review, the author considers this problem in the special case that the degree of \(f: X\rightarrow Y\) is of prime order. The authors' approach to the problem is to first start with a general form for the induced map \(f_{*}\) of a prime degree map \(f: X\rightarrow Y\) as determined in \textit{H. H. Martens} [Contemp. Math. 136, 287--296 (1992; Zbl 0770.14018)]. The author then imposes additional restrictions on this general form using algebraic and analytical results, with the main result used coming from \textit{R. D. M. Accola} [J. Anal. Math. 18, 1--5 (1967; Zbl 0158.07803)]. Using these techniques, the author shows that there are only two possible normal forms which guarantee \(\phi\) is an induced map when \(\gamma >1\), and just one for \(\gamma =1\). Moreover, for \(\gamma >1\), one of these forms occurs if and only if \(f: X\rightarrow Y\) is a normal unramified cover. The author is also able to give the explicit normal forms for all cases.
reviewed by: Aaron Wootton
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 14H30
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 30F30
zbMATH DE Number: 5521516
zbMATH Keywords: surface coverings
zbMATH Keywords: homology groups
zbMATH Keywords: Riemann surfaces
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: pjaa.84.170
OpenAlex ID: W2024202265
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DOI: 10.3792/PJAA.84.170
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