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Abel's theorem in problems and solutions - School of Mathematics

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Solvability <strong>of</strong> Equations 243<br />

are obta<strong>in</strong>ed by an <strong>in</strong>version with respect to this side or belong to the<br />

cont<strong>in</strong>uation <strong>of</strong> this side. Send<strong>in</strong>g one <strong>of</strong> these po<strong>in</strong>ts to the orig<strong>in</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

the other one to <strong>in</strong>f<strong>in</strong>ity by a homographic transformation, we obta<strong>in</strong> the<br />

polygon bounded by arcs <strong>of</strong> circles with centre at the po<strong>in</strong>t 0 <strong>and</strong> by<br />

segments <strong>of</strong> rays com<strong>in</strong>g from the po<strong>in</strong>t 0 (cf., Figure 135).<br />

FIGURE 135<br />

All transformations <strong>of</strong> the group are <strong>of</strong> the form<br />

All germs <strong>of</strong> the function at a non-s<strong>in</strong>gular po<strong>in</strong>t are<br />

obta<strong>in</strong>ed by apply<strong>in</strong>g to a given germ the transformations <strong>of</strong> the group<br />

The germ is <strong>in</strong>variant under the action <strong>of</strong> the group<br />

<strong>and</strong> it is the germ <strong>of</strong> the s<strong>in</strong>gle-valued function R. The only s<strong>in</strong>gularities<br />

<strong>of</strong> the function R are poles (cf., the Proposition <strong>in</strong> §A.10.1). Thus the<br />

function is rational. The equation is <strong>in</strong>tegrable by<br />

quadratures.<br />

THIRD INTEGRABILITY CASE. The group H(G) is f<strong>in</strong>ite. This means<br />

that polygon G is sent by a homographic transformation to a polygon<br />

whose sides lie on a f<strong>in</strong>ite net <strong>of</strong> great circles (see Figures 129–133). The<br />

group L(G) is f<strong>in</strong>ite, <strong>and</strong> as a consequence the function has a f<strong>in</strong>ite<br />

number <strong>of</strong> values. S<strong>in</strong>ce all s<strong>in</strong>gularities <strong>of</strong> the function are <strong>of</strong> ‘jump’<br />

type ((cf., the Proposition <strong>in</strong> §A.10.1) the function is an algebraic<br />

function.

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