HYPERBOLIC GROUPS AND NON-COMPACT REAL ALGEBRAIC CURVES

In this paper we study the spaces of non-compact real algebraic curves, i.e. pairs (P, τ), where P is a compact Riemann surface with a finite number of holes and punctures and τ: P → P is an anti-holomorphic involution. We describe the uniformisation of non-compact real algebraic curves by Fuchsian groups. We construct the spaces of non-compact real algebraic curves and describe their connected components. We prove that any connected component is homeomorphic to a quotient of a finite-dimensional real vector space by a discrete group and determine the dimensions of these vector spaces.

Real Algebraic Curves on Real del Pezzo Surfaces

The study of the topology of real algebraic varieties dates back to the work of Harnack, Klein, and Hilbert in the 19th century; in particular, the isotopy-type classification of real algebraic curves in real toric surfaces is a classical subject that has undergone considerable evolution. On the other hand, not much is known for more general ambient surfaces. We take a step forward in the study of topological-type classification of real algebraic curves on non-toric surfaces focusing on real del Pezzo surfaces of degree 1 and 2 with multi-components real part. We use degeneration methods and real enumerative geometry in combination with variations of classical methods to give obstructions to the existence of topological-type classes realized by real algebraic curves and to give constructions of real algebraic curves with prescribed topology.

Signatures of real algebraic curves via plumbing diagrams

We define and calculate signature and nullity invariants for complex schemes for curves in [Formula: see text]. We use an analog of the Murasugi–Tristram inequality to prohibit certain schemes from being realized by real algebraic curves. We give new formulas for Casson–Gordon invariants of graph manifolds, and signatures of graph links.