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Great geometry moment: M_{1,1}=H/SL(2,Z) described as "toothpaste tube"
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I will quote the toothpaste tube next Monday in my first lecture on orbifolds.
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Replying to @BarbaraFantechi
I love this way of describing the quotient!
11:14 AM - 3 Oct 2019
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