Geometry of Surfaces by Nigel Hitchin (B3a course 2013) Created 2026-10-13 Updated 2026-11-05
Cited passages: Section 3.2, Theorem 3.2 and its triangulation proof, printed pp. 38-39; Section 3.3, printed pp. 41-43: local coordinates at simple roots, two points at infinity for even polynomial degree, and ramification count.
Nigel Hitchin Created 2026-10-13 Updated 2026-11-05
Nigel Hitchin authored teaching material on the geometry of surfaces. The subject links intrinsic distance and curvature with coordinate descriptions and global geometric structure.[ref]
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