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Characterizing covers via simple closed curves (2006.16988v1)

Published 30 Jun 2020 in math.GT

Abstract: Given two finite covers $p: X \to S$ and $q: Y \to S$ of a connected, oriented, closed surface $S$ of genus at least $2$, we attempt to characterize the equivalence of $p$ and $q$ in terms of which curves lift to simple curves. Using Teichm\"uller theory and the complex of curves, we show that two regular covers $p$ and $q$ are equivalent if for any closed curve $\gamma \subset S$, $\gamma$ lifts to a simple closed curve on $X$ if and only if it does to $Y$. When the covers are abelian, we also give a characterization of equivalence in terms of which powers of simple closed curves lift to closed curves.

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