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    Geometry of the Wiman Pencil, I: Algebro-Geometric Aspects

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    In 1981 W.L. Edge discovered and studied a pencil C\mathcal{C} of highly symmetric genus 66 projective curves with remarkable properties. Edge's work was based on an 1895 paper of A. Wiman. Both papers were written in the satisfying style of 19th century algebraic geometry. In this paper and its sequel [FL], we consider C\mathcal{C} from a more modern, conceptual perspective, whereby explicit equations are reincarnated as geometric objects.Comment: Minor revisions. Now 49 pages, 4 figures. To appear in European Journal of Mathematics, special issue in memory of W.L. Edg
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