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Main Authors: Düntsch, Johanna, Günther, Felix
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.25022
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author Düntsch, Johanna
Günther, Felix
author_facet Düntsch, Johanna
Günther, Felix
contents This paper develops a discrete theory of real Riemann surfaces based on quadrilateral cellular decompositions (quad-graphs) and a linear discretization of the Cauchy-Riemann equations. We construct a discrete analogue of an antiholomorphic involution and classify the topological types of discrete real Riemann surfaces, recovering the classical results on the number of real ovals and the separation of the surface. Central to our approach is the construction of a symplectic homology basis adapted to the discrete involution. Using this basis, we prove that the discrete period matrix admits the same canonical decomposition $Π= \frac{1}{2} H + i T$ as in the smooth setting, where $H$ encodes the topological type and $T$ is purely imaginary. This structural result bridges the gap between combinatorial models and the classical theory of real algebraic curves.
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spellingShingle Real Riemann Surfaces: Smooth and Discrete
Düntsch, Johanna
Günther, Felix
Complex Variables
Combinatorics
Differential Geometry
39A12, 30F20, 30F30
This paper develops a discrete theory of real Riemann surfaces based on quadrilateral cellular decompositions (quad-graphs) and a linear discretization of the Cauchy-Riemann equations. We construct a discrete analogue of an antiholomorphic involution and classify the topological types of discrete real Riemann surfaces, recovering the classical results on the number of real ovals and the separation of the surface. Central to our approach is the construction of a symplectic homology basis adapted to the discrete involution. Using this basis, we prove that the discrete period matrix admits the same canonical decomposition $Π= \frac{1}{2} H + i T$ as in the smooth setting, where $H$ encodes the topological type and $T$ is purely imaginary. This structural result bridges the gap between combinatorial models and the classical theory of real algebraic curves.
title Real Riemann Surfaces: Smooth and Discrete
topic Complex Variables
Combinatorics
Differential Geometry
39A12, 30F20, 30F30
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.25022