A remark on the homology of finite coverings of a surface

Abstract: Let

p : S o S_{g}

be a finite covering of an orientable closed surface of genus

g

. We prove that, for

g g e q 3

, the rational homology group

H_{1} (S; m a t h b b Q)

is generated by cycles supported on simple closed curves

g a m m a s u b s e t S

such that

p (g a m m a)

is contained in a

3

-punctured, genus

0

subsurface of

S_{g}

. In particular, this answers positively, for

g g e q 3

and rational coefficients, a question by Autumn Kent.

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