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Pairs of tree dessins, their Shabat polynomials, and monodromy groups

Algebraic Geometry 2025-10-14 v1 Combinatorics Group Theory

Abstract

Coverings of the Riemann sphere by itself, ramified over two points, are given by so-called Shabat polynomials. The correspondence between Grothendieck's dessins d'enfants and Belyi maps then implies a bijection between Shabat polynomials and tree dessins (bicolored plane trees). Dessins can be assigned a combinatorial invariant known as their passport, which records the degrees of their vertices. We consider all possible passports determining a pair of tree dessins, determining the associated Shabat polynomials and monodromy groups.

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@article{arxiv.2510.10192,
  title  = {Pairs of tree dessins, their Shabat polynomials, and monodromy groups},
  author = {Benjamin Dupont and Revekka Kyriakoglou and Vassilis Metaftsis and Efstratios Prassidis and Alexandros Singh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.10192},
  year   = {2025}
}

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30 pages, 16 figures