On Branched Galois Coverings $(B_1{)}^n\to {\mathbb{P}}^n$

Abstract

For any $n>1$, we construct examples branched Galois coverings from $M$ to the nth projective space ${\mathbb{P}}^n$ where $M$ is one of $({\mathbb{P}}^1{)}^n$, ${\mathbb{C}}^n$ or $(B_1{)}^n$, and $B_1$ is the 1-ball. In terms of orbifolds, this amounts to giving examples of orbifolds over ${\mathbb{P}}^n$ uniformized by $M$.We also discuss the related "orbifold braid groups".

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