Petersen graph and monodromy of the 27 lines on the Clebsch surface
Algebraic Geometry
2026-07-02 v1
Abstract
Let be the orbifold fundamental group of the moduli space of smooth cubic surfaces in with base point at the Clebsch surface . The image of the monodromy action G \to \lbrace \text{Permutations of 27X_{\mathbf{1}}} \rbrace is famously the Weyl group of type . Here we give a description of this monodromy action in terms of the Petersen graph by working out the action of ten explicit generators of by elementary calculation. These ten generators were found in joint work with Allcock and Looijenga while studying the description of as a discriminant complement in a complex -ball quotient.
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@article{arxiv.2607.01878,
title = {Petersen graph and monodromy of the 27 lines on the Clebsch surface},
author = {Tathagata Basak},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.01878},
year = {2026}
}
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17 pages, 3 figures