Field theory for the function field of the quintic fermat curve (Q4953304)

Let \(k\) denote an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero and let \(C\) be a smooth projective plane curve of degree \(d\) over \(k\). By results of \textit{B. Segre} [Math. Ann. 100, 537-551 (1928; JFM 54.0685.01)] and \textit{M. Namba} [``Families of meromorphic functions on compact Riemann surfaces'', Lect. Notes Math. 767 (1979; Zbl 0417.32008)], the curve \(C\) has gonality \(d-1\) and each \((d-1)\)-fold covering \(C\rightarrow \mathbb{P}^1\) is given by projection from \(C\) onto a line \(l\) with center a point \(P\) on \(C\). Let \(C\) be the Fermat quintic \(x^5+y^5=z^5\). Let \(K\) denote the function field of \(C\) and let \(K_P\) denote a maximal rational subfield of \(K\) corresponding to a line \(l\) as above. Let \(L_P\) denote the Galois closure of the field extension \(K/K_P\) and let \(G_P\) denote the Galois group of \(L_P\) over \(K_P\). The authors show that if \(P\) is a flex of \(C\), then \(G_P\) is the dihedral group of order 8 and the genus of \(L_P\) is 16; while if \(P\) is not a flex of \(C\), then \(G_P=S_4\) and the genus of \(L_P\) is 85.