On the problem of finding the full automorphism group of a compact Klein surface (Q2702160)

The paper under review surveys most known results about the following problem: let \(X\) be a compact topological surface of algebraic genus \(p>1\), with or without boundary, orientable or not. How to calculate all groups acting as the full automorphism group of some structure of Klein surface having \(X\) as underlying topological surface? It must be remarked that from Riemann's uniformization theorem, and since \(\Aut(X)\) has no more than 168 \((p-1)\) automorphisms (including the orientation-reversing ones), this problem is of a finite nature. In practice this is an unaccessible task except for low values of \(p\) or some extra conditions on the surfaces one is dealing with.NEWLINENEWLINEFor the entire collection see [Zbl 0952.00066].