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On Hurwitz Constants for Fuchsian Groups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

L. Ya. Vulakh
L. Ya. Vulakh*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, The Cooper Union, 51 Astor Place, New York, New York 10003, U.S.A. e-mail: vulakh@cooper.edu
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Abstract

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Explicit bounds for the Hurwitz constants for general cofinite Fuchsian groups have been found. It is shown that the bounds obtained are exact for the Hecke groups and triangular groups with signature (0 : 2, p, q).

Keywords

11J0420H10
Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Mathematics , Volume 49 , Issue 2 , 01 April 1997 , pp. 406 - 417
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1997

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