Schiffer variations and abelian differentials (Q1649341)

Deformations of compact Riemann surfaces are considered using a Čech cohomology sliding overlaps approach. Cocycles are calculated for conformal cutting and regluing deformations at zeros of abelian differentials. Deformations fixing the periods of a differential and deformations splitting zeros are considered. A second-order deformation expansion is presented for the Riemann period matrix. A complete deformation expansion is presented for abelian differentials. Schiffer's kernel function approach for deformations of a Green's function is followed. The approach does not involve potential theory nor the \(\overline\partial\) operator.