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Homology group automorphisms of Riemann surfaces

Geometric Topology 2020-07-06 v1 Complex Variables

Abstract

If Γ\Gamma is a finitely generated Fuchsian group such that its derived subgroup Γ\Gamma' is co-compact and torsion free, then S=H2/ΓS={\mathbb H}^{2}/\Gamma' is a closed Riemann surface of genus g2g \geq 2 admitting the abelian group A=Γ/ΓA=\Gamma/\Gamma' as a group of conformal automorphisms. We say that AA is a homology group of SS. A natural question is if SS admits unique homology groups or not, in other words, is there are different Fuchsian groups Γ1\Gamma_{1} and Γ2\Gamma_{2} with Γ1=Γ2\Gamma_{1}'=\Gamma'_{2}? It is known that if Γ1\Gamma_{1} and Γ2\Gamma_{2} are both of the same signature (0;k,,k)(0;k,\ldots,k), for some k2k \geq 2, then the equality Γ1=Γ2\Gamma_{1}'=\Gamma_{2}' ensures that Γ1=Γ2\Gamma_{1}=\Gamma_{2}. Generalizing this, we observe that if Γj\Gamma_{j} has signature (0;kj,,kj)(0;k_{j},\ldots,k_{j}) and Γ1=Γ2\Gamma_{1}'=\Gamma'_{2}, then Γ1=Γ2\Gamma_{1}=\Gamma_{2}. We also provide examples of surfaces SS with different homology groups. A description of the normalizer in Aut(S){\rm Aut}(S) of each homology group AA is also obtained.

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@article{arxiv.2007.01778,
  title  = {Homology group automorphisms of Riemann surfaces},
  author = {Rubén A. Hidalgo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.01778},
  year   = {2020}
}