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Petersen graph and monodromy of the 27 lines on the Clebsch surface

Algebraic Geometry 2026-07-02 v1

Abstract

Let GG be the orbifold fundamental group of the moduli space of smooth cubic surfaces Msm\mathcal{M}_{\mathsf{sm}} in PC3\mathbb{P}^3_{\mathbb{C}} with base point at the Clebsch surface X1X_{\mathbf{1}}. The image of the monodromy action G \to \lbrace \text{Permutations of 27lineson lines on X_{\mathbf{1}}} \rbrace is famously the Weyl group of type E6E_6. 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 GG by elementary calculation. These ten generators were found in joint work with Allcock and Looijenga while studying the description of Msm\mathcal{M}_{\mathsf{sm}} as a discriminant complement in a complex 44-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