Schottky uniformization theory on Riemann surfaces and Mumford curves of infinite genus.
Let be a number field, and suppose is irreducible over . Using algebraic geometry and group theory, we describe conditions under which the -exceptional set of , i.e. the set of for which the specialized polynomial is -reducible, is finite. We give three applications of the methods we develop. First, we show that for any fixed , all but finitely many -specializations of the degree generalized Laguerre polynomial are -irreducible and have Galois group . Second, we study specializations...
This note gives a survey of some recent results on the stable reduction of covers of the projective line branched at three points.