Anabelian perspectives in Galois-Teichmüller theory
Abstract
By exploiting the arithmetic homotopy of the moduli spaces of curves, Galois-Teichmüller theory stands at the interface of braid-mapping class groups and of anabelian geometry. Starting from the classical braid-theoretic construction of the Grothendieck-Teichmüller group, we review how anabelian geometry -- beginning with the foundational work of Nakamura -- provides the arithmetic mechanisms underlying its definition. We then explain how the combinatorial anabelian geometry developed by Hoshi and Mochizuki recasts these constructions within a purely group-theoretic and algorithmic framework. In particular, we describe how the group GT emerges as an anabelian object and how, once freed from an auxiliary or artificially imposed containers, the anabelian algorithms yield a combinatorial reconstruction of the absolute Galois group of rational numbers. The perspective developed here highlights a conceptual shift from explicit braid-theoretic computations to functorial and algorithmic forms of anabelian reconstruction.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Advanced Algebra and Geometry
Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory
Geometric and Algebraic Topology
Publication details
- Journal / source
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Publication date
- 3 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint