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Tropical Open Hurwitz numbers

Algebraic Geometry 2010-12-20 v3 Geometric Topology

Abstract

We give a tropical interpretation of Hurwitz numbers extending the one discovered in \cite{CJM}. In addition we treat a generalization of Hurwitz numbers for surfaces with boundary which we call open Hurwitz numbers.

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@article{arxiv.1005.4628,
  title  = {Tropical Open Hurwitz numbers},
  author = {Benoit Bertrand and Erwan Brugalle and Grigory Mikhalkin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1005.4628},
  year   = {2010}
}

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10 pages, 6 figures

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