On two recent geometrical characterizations of hyperellipticity

DOI10.5209/REV_REMA.2004.V17.N1.16778MaRDI QIDQ1884574zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Antonio F. Costas, Ana M. Porto

Publication date 1 November 2004

Published in Revista Matemática Complutense (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://eudml.org/doc/44517

zbMATH Keywords

Fuchsian grouphyperbolic polygonehyperelliptic surface

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Compact Riemann surfaces and uniformization (30F10) Classification theory of Riemann surfaces (30F20)

Review text

The authors introduce the notions of prehyperelliptic and central hyperelliptic fundamental polygons for a surface Fuchsian group \(\Gamma \), and they prove the following Theorem. Let \(\Gamma\) be a surface Fuchsian group which uniformizes the compact, genus \(g\geq 2\), Riemann surface \(X\). Then, the following statements are equivalent: (i) \(X\) is hyperelliptic; (ii) \(\Gamma\) admits a prehyperelliptic and fundamental polygon having a rotational symmetry of order 2; (iii) \(\Gamma\) admits a central hyperelliptic fundamental polygon. As a consequence, the authors get new and very beautiful proofs of two recent theorems by \textit{B. Maskit} [A new characterization of hyperellipticity, Mich. Math. J. 47, No. 1, 3--14 (2000; Zbl 0959.30025)] and \textit{P. Schmutz Schaller} [Geometric characterization of hyperelliptic Riemann surfaces, Ann. Acad. Sci. Fenn., Math. 25, 85--90 (2000; Zbl 0951.30036)]. The first states that \(X\) is hyperelliptic if and only if it has an evenly spaced geodesic necklace. The second characterizes hyperelliptic genus \(g\) surfaces as those admitting a \((2g-2)\)-star. The whole paper, whose statements and proofs are transparent, emanates a genuine geometrical flavor.

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