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Covering space (Lie groups and their maximal tori)

Let $ G $ be a compact Lie group and $ T $ a maximal torus in $ G $. We define the Weyl group $ W $ as the quotient space $ {N_{G}}(T)/T $, where $ {N_{G}}(T) $ is the normalizer of $ T $ in $ G $. We ...
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Universal cover of complete hyperbolic surfaces and torsion-free, discrete groups of isometries of $\mathbb{H}^2$

I'm taking a course this semester, and in it we proved that any complete hyperbolic surface is universally covered by $\mathbb{H}^2$. The text, found at ...