Galois covers of the projective line by smooth plane curves of large degree (Q6161428)

The paper under review, the author studies Galois coverings of the projective line whose covering spaces are smooth plane curves. These studies are based on the theory of Galois points for plane curves and the classification theory of the automorphism groups of smooth plane curves. Let \(C\) be a smooth plane curve and let \(G\) be a subgroup of the automorphism group of \(C\). Then the author gives necessary and sufficient conditions for \(G\) to be \(C/G \cong {\mathbb P}^1\) when the degree of \(C\) is 121 or more. \textit{T. Harui} [Kodai Math. J. 42, No. 2, 308--331 (2019; Zbl 1433.14024)] gave the list of structures of the automorphism groups of smooth plane curves, namely, the structures are classified into five types. For each type, the author gives necessary and sufficient conditions for \(G\) to be \(C/G \cong {\mathbb P}^1\). In particular, the existence of Galois points plays an important role in all five types.