On n-th roots of meromorphic maps

Abstract

Let S be a connected Riemann surface and let φ: S → Ĉ bebranched covering map of nite type. If n ≥ 2,then we describe a simple geometrical necessary and sucient condition for the existence of some n-th root, that is, a meromorphic map ψ: S → Ĉ such that φ = ψn.