Abstract
In this paper, we consider the Galois covers of algebraic surfaces of degree 6, with all associated planar degenerations. We compute the fundamental groups of those Galois covers, using their degeneration. We show that for 8 types of degenerations, the fundamental group of the Galois cover is non-trivial and for 20 types it is trivial. Moreover, we compute the Chern numbers of all the surfaces with this type of degeneration and prove that the signatures of all their Galois covers are negative. We formulate a conjecture regarding the structure of the fundamental groups of the Galois covers based on our findings.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 593-613 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Journal of Topology and Analysis |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Sep 2023 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 World Scientific Publishing Company.
Keywords
- Degeneration
- Galois cover
- braid monodromy
- fundamental group
- generic projection