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Main Author: Ajoodanian, Mehrzad
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.04153
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author Ajoodanian, Mehrzad
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contents We develop a non-abelian, gauge-theoretic framework for the Schwarzian derivative and for second-order differential equations on Riemann surfaces. As applications, we extend Dedekind's Schwarzian approach to elliptic periods to generic one-parameter families of curves of genus $g$ by replacing the non-canonical scalar Picard--Fuchs equation of order $2g$ with a canonical second-order equation with $g\times g$ matrix coefficients on the Hodge bundle. In higher dimensions, we discuss periods of a one-parameter family of cubic threefolds via the intermediate Jacobian. Finally, we discuss mass--spring systems in mechanics as a natural testing ground for the non-abelian Schwarzian viewpoint.
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spellingShingle A Non-Abelian Approach to Riemann Surfaces
Ajoodanian, Mehrzad
Algebraic Geometry
Differential Geometry
We develop a non-abelian, gauge-theoretic framework for the Schwarzian derivative and for second-order differential equations on Riemann surfaces. As applications, we extend Dedekind's Schwarzian approach to elliptic periods to generic one-parameter families of curves of genus $g$ by replacing the non-canonical scalar Picard--Fuchs equation of order $2g$ with a canonical second-order equation with $g\times g$ matrix coefficients on the Hodge bundle. In higher dimensions, we discuss periods of a one-parameter family of cubic threefolds via the intermediate Jacobian. Finally, we discuss mass--spring systems in mechanics as a natural testing ground for the non-abelian Schwarzian viewpoint.
title A Non-Abelian Approach to Riemann Surfaces
topic Algebraic Geometry
Differential Geometry
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.04153