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Algebraic geometry references that study this triple? [closed]

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Closed as unclear by ArtOfCode‭ on Apr 24, 2026 at 08:52

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A seed (for lack of a better name)

$$ \mathcal S = (\mathcal I, \Gamma, \Pi) $$

is a $\Pi$-equivariant 4-sheeted branched cover

$$ p: \mathcal I \to \widehat{\Bbb C} $$

equipped with a distinguished embedded graph

$$ \Gamma \subset \mathcal I $$

representing the intrinsic degeneration locus.

Question. Hurwitz theory, the theory of D'essins, and related areas all seem to focus on particular objects within the triple of $\mathcal S$, but I am unaware of a program that collects them into one object and studies them holistically.

Are there resources that I've possibly missed, that do specifically study the triple $$\mathcal S = (\mathcal I, \Gamma, \Pi)$$

especially when the generators $\pi \in \Pi$ are defined as piecewise mappings?

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What on earth does this mean? (5 comments)
What on earth does this mean?
clemens‭ wrote 5 months ago

Again, this text is needlessly obscure. Dessins d'enfants (not "D'essins") relate to functions on the Riemann sphere corresponding to certain covering spaces—if there is any connection to "seeds" it ought to be explicated.

Given the context of the Rubik's-cube puzzle you mentioned earlier I have a very vague impression what you are attempting to do. Without which context, a reader would have no idea whatsoever.

zetaspace‭ wrote 5 months ago

Yes you’re right. In the future I’ll make sure my question can stand on its own.

I will provide preliminaries for those who would like to reference background material.

clemens‭ wrote 5 months ago

@zetaspace I mean, they might perhaps be interesting, even substantive questions—but I don't think anybody can tell. E.g. I likely have the most experience with the Fano plane and other such recreational-mathematics topics of any Codidacter; but even I couldn't make any sense of your previous question about the Fano plane.

Skipping 1 deleted comment.

Peter Taylor‭ wrote 5 months ago

In addition to providing preliminaries, I don't think this is even complete. How does $\mathcal S$ determine $p$, for example?

clemens‭ wrote 5 months ago

@Peter Taylor: See some other posts on this user's site, all of which are at least as unclear as this one, e.g. here.