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On Hurwitz Constants for Fuchsian Groups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

L. Ya. Vulakh*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, The Cooper Union, 51 Astor Place, New York, New York 10003, U.S.A. e-mail: [email protected]
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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).

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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1997

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