Belyi's theorem

proper noun

A theorem stating that any non-singular algebraic curve defined by algebraic number coefficients represents a compact Riemann surface which is a ramified covering of the Riemann sphere, ramified at three points only.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. mathematicsA theorem stating that any non-singular algebraic curve defined by algebraic number coefficients represents a compact Riemann surface which is a ramified covering of the Riemann sphere, ramified at three points only.

Origin

It is a result of G. V. Belyi, from 1979.

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