On branched coverings of Rho(n) by products of discs

Uludag A.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS, vol.14, no.10, pp.1025-1036, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1025-1036
  • Galatasaray University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

For any n > 1, we construct examples of branched Galois coverings M --> P-n where M is one of (P-1)(n), C-n and (B-1)(n), where B-1 is the 1-ball. In terms of orbifolds, this amounts to giving examples of orbifolds over P-n uniformized by M. We also discuss the related "orbifold braid groups".