Ramified Coverings of the Riemann Sphere, Constellations, and Hypermaps on Surfaces
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We review the theory of compact Riemann surfaces and connections between ramified coverings of the Riemann sphere, constellations, and hypermaps on surfaces. This note is based on the chapter 1 of [4].
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