On the number of Galois points for plane curves of prime degree (Q1433477)

Let \(k\) be an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero. Let \(C\) be an irreducible (possibly singular) plane curve of degree \(d, d \geq 3.\) The concept of Galois points for \(C\) was introduced by \textit{K. Miura} and \textit{H. Yoshihara} [J. Algebra 226, 283--294 (2000; Zbl 0983.11067)] in order to study the structure of the field extension of the function field \(k(C)/ k.\) The point \(P\) is a Galois point if and only if the projection with the center \(P\) determines a Galois covering \(\pi_{P} : X \rightarrow {\mathbb{P}}^{1},\) where \(X\) is the smooth model of \(C.\) When the point \(P\) is a Galois point, the authors denote by \(G_{P}\) the Galois group \(\text{Gal}(k(C)/K_{P}).\) The purpose of this note is to study Galois points for a plane singular curve \(C.\) Note that when \(P\) is a Galois point, \(G_{P}\) is isomorphic to the cyclic group of order \(p,\) if degree of \(C\) is an number \(p.\) Theorem 1. Let \(C\) be a plane curve of prime degree \(p, p \geq 3.\) Assume that \(C\) is not rational. If \(C\) has no cusps as its singular points, then the number of Galois points \(\delta(C) \leq 3.\) If \(C\) has at least one cusp, then \(\delta(C) \leq 1.\) Corollary 2. The curve \(C\) has the maximal number of Galois points if and only if it is the Fermat curve \(: x^{p} + y^{p} = 1.\)