The monodromy groups of Schwarzian equations on closed Riemann surfaces (Q1573721): Difference between revisions

This great paper presents a complete, self-contained proof of the following results: Theorem: Let \(R\) be an oriented closed surface of genus exceeding one, and \[ \theta: \pi_1(R;0) \to\Gamma \subset PSL(2, \mathbb{C}) \] a homomorphism of its fundamental group onto a nonelementary group \(\Gamma\) of Möbius transformations. Then: (i) \(\theta\) is reduced by a complex projective structure for some complex structure on \(R\) if and only if \(\theta\) lifts to a homomorphism \[ \theta: \pi_1 (R,0)\to SL(2,\mathbb{C}) \] (ii) \(\theta\) is induced by a branched complex projective structure with a single branch point of order two for some complex structure on \(R\) if and only if \(\theta\) does not lift to a homomorphism into \(SL(2;\mathbb{C})\).