English Explanatory Dictionary

Hurwitz surface

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A compact Riemann surface with precisely 84(g − 1) automorphisms, where g is the genus of the surface. This number is maximal by virtue of Hurwitz's theorem on automorphisms.

Word forms

Hurwitz surface Hurwitz surfaces

Etymology

Named after Adolf Hurwitz.

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