Paper 3, Section II, F

Riemann Surfaces | Part II, 2018

Define the degree of an analytic map of compact Riemann surfaces, and state the Riemann-Hurwitz formula.

Let Λ\Lambda be a lattice in C\mathbb{C} and E=C/ΛE=\mathbb{C} / \Lambda the associated complex torus. Show that the map⁡\operatorname{map}

ψ:z+Λ↦−z+Λ\psi: z+\Lambda \mapsto-z+\Lambda

is biholomorphic with four fixed points in EE.

Let S=E/∼S=E / \sim be the quotient surface (the topological surface obtained by identifying z+Λz+\Lambda and ψ(z+Λ)\psi(z+\Lambda) ), and let p:E→Sp: E \rightarrow S be the associated projection map. Denote by E′E^{\prime} the complement of the four fixed points of ψ\psi, and let S′=p(E′)S^{\prime}=p\left(E^{\prime}\right). Describe briefly a family of charts making S′S^{\prime} into a Riemann surface, so that p:E′→S′p: E^{\prime} \rightarrow S^{\prime} is a holomorphic map.

Now assume that, by adding finitely many points, it is possible to compactify S′S^{\prime} to a Riemann surface SS so that pp extends to a regular map E→SE \rightarrow S. Find the genus of SS.

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