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Doubly Hurwitz Beauville groups

Group Theory 2017-09-28 v1 Algebraic Geometry Complex Variables

Abstract

If S\mathcal S is a Beauville surface (C1×C2)/G({\mathcal C}_1\times{\mathcal C}_2)/G, then the Hurwitz bound implies that G1764χ(S)|G|\le 1764\,\chi({\mathcal S}), with equality if and only if the Beauville group GG acts as a Hurwitz group on both curves Ci{\mathcal C}_i. Equivalently, GG has two generating triples of type (2,3,7)(2,3,7), such that no generator in one triple is conjugate to a power of a generator in the other. We show that this property is satisfied by alternating groups AnA_n, their double covers 2.An2.A_n, and special linear groups SLn(q)SL_n(q) if nn is sufficiently large, but by no sporadic simple groups or simple groups Ln(q)L_n(q) (n7n\le 7), 2G2(3e){}^2G_2(3^e), 2F4(2e){}^2F_4(2^e), 2F4(2){}^2F_4(2)', G2(q)G_2(q) or 3D4(q){}^3D_4(q) of small Lie rank.

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@article{arxiv.1709.09441,
  title  = {Doubly Hurwitz Beauville groups},
  author = {Gareth A. Jones and Emilio Pierro},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1709.09441},
  year   = {2017}
}

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37 pages, 12 figures

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