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The symmetries of a Riemann surface $\Sigma \setminus \{a_i\}$ with $n$ punctures $a_i$ are encoded in its fundamental group $\pi_1(\Sigma)$. Further structure may be described through representations (homomorphisms) of $\pi_1$ over a Lie group $G$ as globalized by the character variety $\mathcal{C}=\mbox{Hom} (\pi_1,G)/G$. Guided by our previous work in the context of topological quantum computing (TQC) and genetics, we specialize on the $4$-punctured Riemann sphere $\Sigma=S_2^{(4)}$ and the \lq space-time-spin' group $G=SL_2(\mathbb{C})$. In such a situation, $\mathcal{C}$ possesses remarkable properties (i) a representation is described by a $3$-dimensional cubic surface $V_{a,b,c,d}(x,y,z)$ with $3$ variables and $4$ parameters, (ii) the automorphisms of the surface satisfy the dynamical (non linear and transcendental) Painlev\'e VI equation (or $P_{VI}$), (iii) there exists a finite set of $1$ (\mbox{Cayley-Picard})+$3$ (\mbox{continuous platonic})+$45$ (\mbox{icosahedral}) solutions of $P_{VI}$. In this paper we feature on the parametric representation of some solutions of $P_{VI}$, (a) solutions corresponding to algebraic surfaces such as the Klein quartic and (b) icosahedral solutions. Applications to the character variety of finitely generated groups $f_p$ encountered in TQC or DNA/RNA sequences are proposed.
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Subject: Computer Science and Mathematics  -   Geometry and Topology

1. Introduction

Free groups F r of rank r = 2 and 3 have been found to be important in our earlier work about topological quantum computing (TQC) [1] and biology at the DNA/RNA genomic scale [2]. In the first context, one motivation is that an elementary link, the Hopf link L = L 2 a 1 made of two unknotted curves may serve as naive approach of TQC, corresponding to one qubit on either curves, as in [3]. Representation theory of the fundamental group π 1 ( L ) over the group S L 2 ( C ) puts the punctured torus T 1 1 whose group is π 1 ( T 1 1 ) ≅ F 2 into focus. In the second context, at least in a first approximation, a finitely generated group f p defined from an appropriate DNA/RNA sequence turns out to be close to F 2 (for a sequence built from two distinct amino acids) or to F 3 (for a sequence built from three distinct amino acids). The S L 2 ( C ) character variety of such a f p group favors the topology of the triply punctured sphere S 2 ( 3 ) (respectively the quadruply punctured sphere S 2 ( 4 ) ) whose fundamental groups are F 2 (respectively F 3 ).
The interrelation between the free groups F 2 and F 3 becomes apparent in the exploration of fibrations associated with the Painlev VI (or P V I ) equation, a central focus of our inquiry. The discovery of the P V I equation by R. Fuchs in 1905, during Einsteins Annus mirabilis, marked a pivotal moment in mathematical history. B. Gambier further highlighted its significance a year later, listing it as one of the six Painlev transcendents [4]. These transcendents, ordinary second-order differential equations in the complex plane, defy expression in terms of familiar elementary or special functions, such as elliptic or hypergeometric functions.
The hallmark of Painlev transcendents is the Painlev property, denoting that the only movable singularities are poles. Recently, the attention has shifted towards unraveling the explicit algebraic solutions of P V I , making it a hot topic with profound connections to algebraic geometry [5] and representation theory over the group S L 2 ( C ) [6]. It is worth recalling that S L 2 ( C ) , the special linear group of 2 × 2 complex matrices with a determinant equal to 1, plays a crucial role in physics, particularly in the realm of symmetries and representations.
The realm of conformal field theory unveils another layer of connection, as the conformal group in two-dimensional space-time mirrors the isomorphism with S L 2 ( C ) [7]. This alignment assumes paramount importance in specific facets of string theory. The AdS/CFT correspondence further solidifies these connections, establishing a duality between a theory dwelling in anti-de Sitter space (AdS) and a conformal field theory residing on its boundary [8]. Black-hole physics delves into the symmetrical nuances of S L 2 ( C ) , particularly in describing the isometries characterizing certain black hole solutions in general relativity, especially those with AdS asymptotic structures.
Turning our attention to the physical applications of P V I , its profound interconnection with S L 2 ( C ) emerges prominently in the study of isomonodromic deformations and mathematical structures entwined with integrable systems [9,10]. Isomonodromic deformations, involving parameter variations in a second-order differential equation while preserving fixed monodromy properties, constitute a pivotal aspect of P V I research. The associated monodromy matrices find their home within the confines of the group S L 2 ( C ) . The Garnier system, which encapsulates P V I , manifests as a family of partial differential equations resonating across diverse physical contexts, including statistical mechanics [11].
In the intricate tapestry of string theory, solutions to P V I unfurl within the study of moduli spaces of Riemann surfaces. Notably, the Painlevé equations emerge as reductions of partial differential equations, self-dual Yang-Mills equations [12], and within the intricate framework of random matrix theory [13]. P V I takes center stage as it obediently materializes in combinations of conformal blocks within two-dimensional conformal field theory [14].
In Section 2, we embark on an exploration of the intricate mathematical landscape that establishes a profound connection between the topological intricacies of free groups F 2 and F 3 , isomonodromy deformations (deformations preserving monodromy), S L 2 ( C ) representations of fundamental groups, the enigmatic Painlev VI equation, and the intriguing realm of Fricke-Painlevé surfaces. The initial manifestation of the link between P V I and a complex surface is discerned in Jimbo’s seminal paper, specifically in ([15], Equation (1.6)).
The journey unfolds further as we trace the P V I monodromy to its roots in the corresponding S L 2 ( C ) character variety, ultimately leading to the Jimbo-Fricke cubic, a concept expounded upon in works such as [16,17]. However, we introduce a more explicit conceptualization the notion of a `Fricke-Painlevé VI surface’ (or simply Fricke-Painlevé surface) to precisely characterize the intriguing correspondence between a complex cubic surface and the dynamic equation P V I . It’s noteworthy that all algebraic solutions of P V I have been meticulously documented [18].
Section 3 and Section 4 delve into the heart of the matter. In Section 3, our focus centers on parametric representations of algebraic solutions of P V I and the drawing of log-log plots of some of them for the first time. Section 4 then extends our exploration to non-algebraic surfaces, providing a comprehensive view of the diverse landscape that P V I traverses.
As the journey unfolds, Section 5 provides a reflective space where we deliberate on the diverse applications of Painlevé VI, particularly in the character varieties of finitely generated groups encountered in the realms of topological quantum computing (TQC) and genetics.

2. Materials and Methods

The concept of a flat connection on a fiber bundle M → B takes shape, where the base B assumes the form of a three-punctured sphere, denoted as B = S 2 ( 3 ) = P 1 ∖ { 0 , 1 , ∞ } . For each point t ∈ B , a corresponding four-punctured sphere P t = S 2 ( 4 ) = P 1 ∖ { 0 , 1 , t , ∞ } emerges. Let M t denote the fiber of M over the base point t ∈ B , and the monodromy action unfolds through the action of the fundamental group of the base on the fiber. This intricate dance is orchestrated by a homomorphism π 1 ( B ) → A u t ( M t ) [5].
Now, let’s offer a succinct overview of how the Painlev VI equation is derived. Initiating the journey, a Fuchsian system of differential equations, boasting four singularities, takes the form:
d Φ d z = A ( z ) Φ , A ( z ) = ∑ i = 1 3 A i z − a i ,
where A ( z ) contains 2 × 2 traceless matrices A i and poles at a i , i = 1 ⋯ 3 . In this context, an isomonodromic deformation involves the movement of poles in the complex space C 3 and a variation in the entries of A i , all while conserving the conjugacy class of the corresponding monodromy representation. These deformations adhere to Schlesinger’s system:
∂ A i ∂ a j = [ A i , A j ] a i − a j , i ≠ j a n d ∂ A i ∂ a i = − ∑ i ≠ j [ A i , A j ] a i − a j .
Schlesinger’s equations not only preserve the adjoint orbit O i containing each A i but are also invariant under the conjugation of A i , i = 1 ⋯ 4 , with A 4 = − A 1 − A 2 − A 3 representing the residue of A ( z ) at infinity.
For each point ( a 1 , a 2 , a 3 ) on the base B, we consider the set
H o m ( π 1 ( C ∖ { a i } ) , G ) / G ,
which comprises conjugacy classes for representations of the fundamental group π 1 of the 4-punctured sphere S 2 ( 4 ) with loops around the i-th puncture at the conjugacy classes c i = exp ( 2 π − 1 O i ) ⊂ G = S L 2 ( C ) , ( i = 1 , ⋯ , 4 and a 4 = ∞ ) . These representation spaces are two-dimensional and seamlessly fit into the fiber bundle M → B .
For each t ∈ B , the space of conjugacy classes of S L 2 ( C ) representations for the fundamental group π 1 ( P t ) is the character variety
C t = H o m ( π 1 ( P t ) , G ) / G , w i t h G = S L 2 ( C ) .
The connection is flat and described by P V I equation as follows [4,5]
y t t = 1 2 ( 1 y + 1 y − 1 + 1 y − t ) y t 2 − ( 1 t + 1 t − 1 + 1 y − t ) y t + y ( y − 1 ) ( y − t ) 2 t 2 ( t − 1 ) 2 { α 4 2 − α 1 2 t y 2 + α 2 2 t − 1 ( y − 1 ) 2 + ( 1 − α 3 2 ) t ( t − 1 ) ( y − t ) 2 }
with y t = d y d t and parameters α 1 , α 2 , α 3 , α 4 ∈ C .

The Fricke-Painlevé VI surface

Let the boundary components of P t be A, B, C, D, then π 1 ( P t ) = A , B , C , D | A B C D ≅ F 3 . A S L 2 ( C ) representation of π 1 is the quadruple α = ρ ( A ) , β = ρ ( B ) , γ = ρ ( C ) , δ = ρ ( D ) with α β γ δ = I . Taking the four boundary traces a = t r ( ρ ( α ) ) , b = t r ( ρ ( β ) ) , c = t r ( ρ ( γ ) ) , d = t r ( ρ ( δ ) ) and the three traces x, y, z of elements A B , B C , C A representing simple loops on P t , we obtain the character variety for P t ([6] Section 5.2),([19] Section 2.1),([20] Section 3B), ([21] Eq. 1.9), ([22] Eq. (39)), [18]
V a , b , c , d ( x , y , z ) = x 2 + y 2 + z 2 + x y z − θ 1 x − θ 2 y − θ 3 z − θ 4 = 0 ,
with θ 1 = a b + c d , θ 2 = a d + b c , θ 3 = a c + b d and θ 4 = 4 − a 2 − b 2 − c 2 − d 2 − a b c d .
From now, the 3-dimensional cubic surface V a , b , c , d ( x , y , z ) with 3 variables and 4 parameters is called the Fricke-Painlevé surface due to the established correspondence between the automorphisms of such a surface and Painlevé VI equation.
Looking at the nonlinear monodromy of Painlevé VI we get the relation between parameters a, b, c , d of V a , b , c , d ( x , y , z ) and parameters α i , i = 1 ⋯ 4 , of Painlevé VI equation as [18,21,22]
( a , b , c , d ) = [ 2 cos ( π α 1 ) , 2 cos ( π α 2 ) , 2 cos ( π α 3 ) , 2 cos ( π α 4 ) ] .

The Cayley’s Nodal Cubic Surface

The most famous Fricke-Painlevé surface follows from the fundamental group of the knot complement π 1 ( S 3 ∖ L 2 a 1 ) = A , B | [ A , B ] = Z 2 , where S 3 is the three sphere, [ A , B ] = A − 1 B − 1 A B is the group theoretical commutator and L 2 a 1 the Hopf link. The character variety is given by the polynomial
κ 4 ( x , y , z ) = x 2 + y 2 + z 2 − x y z − 4 ,
where the notation κ 4 ( x , y , z ) = V 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ( x , y , z ) is for the unique surface of the Fricke-Painlevé family, known as the Cayley nodal cubic surface, exhibiting four isolated singularities. A plot can be found in ([1] Figure 1).
Solutions of the corresponding Painlevé VI equation, attributed to Picard (in 1889), can be explicitly expressed in terms of the Weierstrass elliptic function ([18] Proposition 51, p. 155), [23].

3. Algebraic Solutions of Painlevé VI Equation Mapping to Algebraic Surfaces

Following the description of [24], an algebraic solution y ( t ) of P V I equation should be specified by a polynomial equation F ( y , t ) = 0 with rational coefficients and a set of four parameters α i , i = 1 . . 4 .
More precisely, an algebraic solution of Painlevé VI is a compact (possibly singular) algebraic curve Π together with two rational functions y and t: Π → P 1 providing a rational parametric representation ( y ( s ) , t ( s ) ) such that (a) t is a Belyi map, with its branch locus being a subset of { 0 , 1 , ∞ } and (b) y solves P V I for some parameters α i .
All algebraic solutions of P V I have been classified in [18,25] building upon significant earlier contributions, including [26,27,28]. In [25], all algebraic solutions of P V I , if not of the dihedral, tetrahedral or octahedral type, are refered to as isosahedral solutions as they can be derived from the finite monodromy subgroup Γ of G = S L 2 ( C ) , where Γ is the binary icosahedral group. Such solutions, governing the isomonodromic deformations of P V I , have finite branching, with a number of branches ranging from 5 to 72.
Before the release of [25], the list of 45 exceptional solutions of P V I was documented in the 2006 Cambridge slides by Philip Boalch [29]. Subsequently, for practical purposes, we adopt the solution numbering for P V I as provided in [18].
Mapping an algebraic Fricke-Painlevé surface with integer parameters θ i to an algebraic solution of Painlevé VI equation is one to one except for parameters θ i = ( 1 , 0 , 0 , 2 ) (yielding three distinct solutions) and θ i = ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 3 ) (yielding two distinct solutions) [18]. In the first exceptional case the surface is a degree 3 del Pezzo surface of type A 1 (with one isolated singularity) while in the later case it is a degree 3 del Pezzo surface without a simple singularity. Detailed information about the 12 solutions ( 3 + 2 + 7 ) is provided in this section.

3.1. The Klein Solution

The Klein solution, corresponding to the Klein surface, is obtained with parameters ( θ 1 , θ 2 , θ 3 , θ 4 ) = ( 1 , 1 , 1 , 0 ) [30], ([5] p. 26),([18] solution 8). The parametric form of the solution is
y ( s ) = ( 5 s 2 − 8 s + 5 ) ( 7 s 2 − 7 s + 4 ) s ( s − 2 ) ( s + 1 ) ( 2 s − 1 ) ( 4 s 2 − 7 s + 7 ) , t ( s ) = ( 7 s 2 − 7 s + 4 ) 2 s 3 ( 4 s 2 − 7 s + 7 ) 2
It corresponds to the complex reflection group 24 in the Shephard-Todd list. The solution has 7 branches and parameters α i = ( 2 / 7 , 2 / 7 , 2 / 7 , 4 / 7 ) . It is shown in Figure 1.

3.2. Solutions with Parameters ( θ 1 , θ 2 , θ 3 , θ 4 ) = ( 1 , 0 , 0 , 2 )

There are three solutions of P V I corresponding to the algebraic surface x y z + x 2 + y 2 + z 2 − x − 2 = 0 . They are referred to as solution 3 (a tetrahedral solution with 6 branches), solution 21 with 12 branches and solution 42 with 36 branches in [18]. The surface is a degree 3 del Pezzo surface with an isolated singularity of type A 1 . It is depicted at the bottom of Figure 2.
The parametric form of the tetrahedral solution 3 is
y ( s ) = − s ( s + 1 ) ( s − 3 ) 2 3 ( s + 3 ) ( s − 1 ) 2 , t ( s ) = − ( s + 1 ) 3 ( s − 3 ) 3 ( s − 1 ) 3 ( s + 3 ) 3
The parametric forms for solutions 21 and 42 are found in [18]. The log-log plots of the solutions are given in Figure 2.
The parametric form of solution 3 has poles at s = 1 and 3 which are evident as discontinuities in the log-log plot. For solution 21, there are poles at s = 0 , 2, − 2 ± 2 . 2 1 / 4 (i.e. s ∼ 0.964 and − 3.793 ). For solution 42, there are poles at s = 10 1 / 3 + 1 ∼ 3.154 and ( 7 ± 5 ) / 2 (i.e. s ∼ 6.854 and 0.146 )

3.3. Solutions with Parameters ( θ 1 , θ 2 , θ 3 , θ 4 ) = ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 3 )

There are two solutions of P V I corresponding to the algebraic surface x y z + x 2 + y 2 + z 2 − 3 = 0 . They are referred to as solution 20 (an octahedral solution with 12 branches) and solution 45 with 72 branches in [18]. The surface is of a degree 3 del Pezzo type devoid of an isolated singularity. It is depicted at the bottom of Figure 3.
The parametric form of the octahedral solution 20 is
y ( s ) = 1 2 + 45 s 6 + 20 s 5 + 95 s 4 + 92 s 3 + 39 s 2 − 3 4 ( 5 s 2 + 1 ) ( s + 1 ) 2 u ( s ) t ( s ) = 1 2 + s ( 2 s + 1 ) 2 ( 27 s 4 + 28 s 3 + 26 s 2 + 12 s + 3 ) ( s + 1 ) 3 u ( s ) 3 u ( s ) 2 = ( 2 s + 1 ) ( 9 s 2 + 2 s + 1 )
The parametric forms for solution 45 is given in [18]. The log-log plots of the solutions are presented in Figure 3. The parametric form of solution 20 reveals two poles at s = − 1 and − 1 / 2 and another discontinuity at s = 0 . For solution 45, there are poles at s = ± 1 , 2 / 7 , 7 / 2 and 10 1 / 3 + 1 .

3.4. The great Dodecahedron Solution

The great dodecahedron solution, obtained with parameters ( θ 1 , θ 2 , θ 3 , θ 4 ) = ( 2 , 2 , 2 , − 1 ) [18], has the parametric form
1 2 − 8 s 7 − 28 s 6 + 75 s 5 + 31 s 4 − 269 s 2 + 318 s 2 − 166 s + 56 18 u ( s ) ( s − 1 ) ( 3 s 3 − 4 s 2 + 4 s + 2 ) 1 2 + ( s + 1 ) ( 32 ( s 8 + 1 − 320 ( s 7 + s ) + 1112 ( s 6 + s 2 ) − 2420 ( s 5 + s 3 ) + 3167 s 4 54 u ( s ) 3 s ( s − 1 ) u ( s ) 2 = s ( 8 s 2 − 11 s + 8 )
The solution has 18 branches and parameters α i = ( 1 / 3 , 1 / 3 , 1 / 3 , 1 / 3 ) . A log-log plot for the modulus of solution 31 is shown in Figure 4 (Left) where the three poles at s = ( 4 − 2 . 10 2 / 3 + 10 1 / 3 ) / 9 ∼ − 0.348 , s = 0 and 1 are shown. The corresponding algebraic surface is a degree 3 del Pezzo of type 3 A 1 .

3.5. Three Extra Solutions Leading to an Algebraic Fricke-Painlevé Surface

There are three extra solutions corresponding to an algebraic Fricke-Painlevé surface. They correspond to the unique solutions with parameters ( θ 1 , θ 2 , θ 3 , θ 4 ) = ( 0 , 1 , 1 , 0 ) (solution 1 with 5 branches), ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 3 ) (solution 30 with 16 branches), and ( 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 ) (solution 39 with 24 branches). The parametric expressions are in [18]. The log-log plots are found in Figure 5. The corresponding Fricke-Painlevé surfaces are degree 3 del Pezzo and devoid of isolated singularities.

4. Further Algebraic Solutions of Painlevé VI Equation

From now, we list further algebraic solutions of P V I not related to an algebraic Fricke-Painlevé surface.

4.1. The Icosahedral Solution 7

The surface, obtained with parameters ( α i = ( 1 / 5 , 2 / 5 , 1 / 5 , 1 / 3 ) ) , that is ( θ 1 , θ 2 , θ 3 , θ 4 ) = ( ( 1 + 5 , ( 3 + 5 ) / 2 , ( 3 + 5 ) / 2 , − 2 − 5 ) [18], has six branches and parametric form
y ( s ) = − 54 s ( s − 7 ) ( s − 4 ) ( s + 1 ) ( s 4 − 20 s 2 − 35 ) , t ( s ) = 432 s ( s + 5 ) ( s + 1 ) 3 ( s − 4 ) 2

4.2. Dubrovin-Mazzocco Platonic Solutions

In [26], some platonic solutions of Painlevé VI equation are explored. These include the tetrahedral solution (solution III in [18] with 3 branches), the dihedral solution (solution IV in [18] with 4 branches), icosahedral solutions (solution 16 and 17 with 10 branches in [18]) and the great dodecahedron solution (solution 31 in [18]). These solutions are obtained for parameters α i = ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 2 / 3 ) , ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 / 2 ) , ( 0 , 0 , 0 , − 4 / 5 ) , ( 0 , 0 , 0 , − 2 / 5 ) and ( 1 / 3 , 1 / 3 , 1 / 3 , 1 / 3 ) , respectively. The great dodecahedron solution was previously mentioned in subSection 3.4 and the parametric forms of other solutions are depicted in Figure 7. The explicit parametric forms can be found in the aforementioned papers.

4.3. Solutions Related to the Valentiner Group

The Valentiner group is the three-dimensional complex reflection group 27 with an order of 2160 in the Shephard-Todd list. Three solutions of P V I are built upon this symmetry [5]. One of them is solution 39 described in subSection 3.5. The other two are solutions 26 and 27 (with parameters α i = ( 1 / 3 , 1 / 3 , 1 / 3 , 3 / 5 ) and ( 1 / 3 , 1 / 3 , 1 / 3 , 1 / 5 ) ), representing θ i = ( ( 3 ∓ 5 ) / 2 , ( 3 ∓ 5 ) / 2 , ( 3 ∓ 5 ) / 2 , ± 5 + 1 ) and 15 branches.
The solutions are plotted in Figure 8

4.4. Two Extra Icosahedral Solutions

Solutions 33 (with parameters α i = ( 1 / 3 , 1 / 7 , 1 / 7 , 6 / 7 ) ) first found in [28] and 34 (with parameters α i = ( 2 / 7 , 2 / 7 , 2 / 7 , 1 / 3 ) ) are closed to each other. Their parametric forms are plotted in Figure 9.

5. Discussion

5.1. Application to S L 2 ( C ) Character Varieties of Finitely Generated Groups

Our interest in Painlevé VI arises from our exploration of S L 2 ( C ) representations of finitely generated groups f p encountered in models of topological quantum computing (TQC) [1,17] and the investigation of DNA/RNA short sequences crucial in transcriptomics [2,31]. A model of TQC can commence with a link such as the Hopf link L 2 a 1 , whose character variety is the Cayley cubic surface κ 4 ( x , y , z ) given in (4). This surface is associated with the Picard solution of P V I , as mentioned at the end of the introduction. Other links, such as L 7 a 4 or L 6 a 1 = 6 3 2 [1], whose character varieties contain the Fricke-Painlevé surfaces κ d ( x , y , z ) for d = 2 and 3 can be utilized. To these surfaces one can attach solution 30 of Painlevé VI (see subSection 3.5 for the former case), and solutions 20 or 45 (see subSection 3.3 for the latter case).
It has been observed that the truncated Groebner basis of four-letter f p groups encountered in the context of DNA/RNA sequences contains algebraic surfaces κ d ( x , y , z ) for d = 3 and 4 as mentioned above, as well as the surface V 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 ( x , y , z ) [2]. This surface corresponds to Fricke-Painlevé solution 31, with parameters θ i = ( 2 , 2 , 2 , − 1 ) , associated with the symmetry of the great dodecahedron (see subSection 3.4). The surface with parameters θ i = ( 1 , 0 , 0 , 2 ) is also part of the Groebner basis for four-letter f p groups. This reveals that many algebraic solutions of P V I , the Picard solution for the Cayley cubic κ 4 ( x , y , z ) , solutions 20 and 45 associated to κ 3 ( x , y , z ) , solutions 3, 21 and 42 for parameters θ i = ( 1 , 0 , 0 , 2 ) and the great dodecahedron solution 31 should play a role in genetics at the genome scale.

A Specific Example: m 6 A ( N 6 -Methyladenosine) Modifications

In the context of so-called epitranscriptomics there are chemical modifications that control the metabolism of transcription of the genetic information. More than 170 types of RNA methylation processes have been discovered. The most common for eukaryote organisms is the methylation of N 6 -methyladenosine ( m 6 A ) on some sites A ̲ with a specific short sequence R R A ̲ C H ( R = A or G, H = A , U or C), see e.g. [36,37,38]. In paper [32], we provide a group theoretical analysis of such sequences. For instance, the Groebner basis of three-nucleotide sequences A A A ̲ C A and G G A ̲ C A contain algebraic surfaces of type S ( A 2 ) , S ( A 1 A 2 ) or S ( A 2 A 2 ) with S ( A 2 ) = x y 2 − z 3 − y z − x + 3 z , S ( A 1 A 2 ) = x z 2 − x y − y z − x + z for the former sequence and S ( A 2 ) = − x 3 − y 3 − y z + 4 x + 2 y − z − 1 , S ( A 2 A 2 ) = y 3 + z 2 − x z + 2 y z + 2 x − 4 y − 2 z for the latter sequence. The exponent (*) in the surface S ( * ) refers to the type of A-D-E (simple) singularity of the surface [32]. In our view, the occurrence of such a simple singularity in the character variety of a relevant sequence is associated to a potential disease. In addition, we observe that the aforementioned singularities do not belong to the list of singularities found in the context of Painlevé VI.
Let us now pass to the four-nucleotide sequence G G A ̲ C U . This case is not investigated in much detail in [32]. Below, we look at the the degree-2 Groebner basis associated to the character variety of group π 1 = A , C , G , U | G G A C U . The degree d-Groebner basis is the truncated Groebner basis obtained by ignoring polynomials of total degree larger than d. In our case, we obtain algebraic surfaces of the Fricke-Painlevé type.
For a four-nucleotide sequence, the degree-2 Groebner basis G 2 contains 14-dimensional surfaces of the form S a , b , c , d , e , f , g , h ( x , y , z , u , v , w ) in C 14 (instead of 7-dimensional surfaces of the form S a , b , c , d ( x , y , z ) in the case of a three-nucleotide sequence).
For the sequence G G A C U , we find that, for parameters ( a , b , c , d , e , f , g , h ) = ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) , G 2 contain decoupled surfaces κ 4 ( x , y , z ) , κ 4 ( x , u , v ) , κ 4 ( y , u , w ) and κ 4 ( z , v , w ) corresponding to the Picard solution of Painlevé VI. For parameters ( a , b , c , d , e , f , g , h ) = ( 0 , 0 , 1 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 1 , 1 ) , G 2 contains decoupled surfaces κ 3 ( x , y , z ) , κ 3 ( x , u , v ) as well as the Fricke-Painlevé surfaces with parameters θ i = ( 2 , 2 , 2 , − 1 ) and variables ( y , u , w ) and ( z , v , w ) . For parameters ( a , b , c , d , e , f , g , h ) = ( 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 ) , G 2 contains the decoupled Fricke-Painlevé surfaces with parameters θ i = ( 2 , 2 , 2 , − 1 ) and variables ( x , y , z ) , ( x , u , v ) , ( y , u , w ) and ( z , v , w ) . Then, for parameters ( a , b , c , d , e , f , g , h ) = ( 1 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 , 1 , 0 ) , G 2 contains the decoupled Fricke-Painlevé surfaces with parameters θ i = ( 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 ) and variables ( x , y , z ) , the Fricke-Painlevé surface κ 3 ( x , y , z ) , as well as the Fricke-Painlevé surfaces with parameters θ i = ( 1 , 0 , 0 , 2 ) and variables ( x , u , v ) , ( z , v , w ) and ( x , u , v ) .
These explicit calculations confirm our hypothesis that some algebraic solutions of Painlevé VI may govern the dynamical transcription in genomics.

5.2. Perspectives

Isomonodromic deformation is a concept dating back to the nineteenth century, pioneered by P. Painlev and subsequently studied by Fuchs, Schlesinger, Jimbo, and numerous other scholars. This concept is underpinned by crucial mathematical properties of isomonodromy equations, including the Painlev property, indicating that essential singularities remain fixed while poles may shift; transcendence, implying that solutions are non-classical; the existence of a symplectic structure, a twistor structure, and a Gauss-Manin connection. Isomonodromic deformation finds applications across various fields, such as random matrix theory, statistical physics, topological quantum field theory, nonlinear partial differential equations, Einstein field equations, and mirror symmetry.
While this paper primarily delves into the exploration of algebraic solutions of the Painlev VI equation, it is noteworthy that the chaotic dynamics of P V I has also received attention [33]. Further generalizations can be explored, as presented in [34]. In this latter paper, the role of P V I is assumed by a differential equation governing the divergences in a formulation of renormalization in quantum field theory. The concept of a flat connection on a fiber bundle over the three-punctured sphere is significantly extended to a `flat equisingular bundle’ within a tensor category. The underlying symmetries are no longer discrete but are described by a motivic Galois group, also referred to as the `cosmic Galois group’, in line with ’Cartier’s dream’ [35].

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, M.P. and K.I.; methodology, M.P., D.C.; software, M.P.; validation, D.C.; formal analysis, M.P.; investigation, M.P., D.C.; writing—original draft preparation, M.P.; writing—review and editing, M.P.; visualization, D.C.; supervision, M.P. and K.I.; project administration, M.P.; funding acquisition, K.I. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

Funding was obtained from Quantum Gravity Research in Los Angeles, CA.

Institutional Review Board Statement

Not applicable.

Informed Consent Statement

Not Applicable.

Data Availability Statement

Computational data are available from the authors.

Acknowledgments

The first author would like to acknowledge the contribution of the COST Action CA21169, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).? He also acknowledges Philip Boalch for providing constructive feedback during the writing of version 2 of the paper.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. Left: Parametric plot for the modulus of Klein solution of P V I (solution 8 of ([18] p 157)), the discontinuities of the plot correspond to the four poles. Right: the corresponding cubic surface x y z + x 2 + y 2 + z 2 − x − y − z = 0 .
Figure 1. Left: Parametric plot for the modulus of Klein solution of P V I (solution 8 of ([18] p 157)), the discontinuities of the plot correspond to the four poles. Right: the corresponding cubic surface x y z + x 2 + y 2 + z 2 − x − y − z = 0 .
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Figure 2. Solutions related to the algebraic surface x y z + x 2 + y 2 + z 2 − x − 2 are indexed in [18]. Up left: the tetrahedral solution 3, up right: solution 21, middle: modulus of solution 42, down: the corresponding algebraic surface. It is a degree 3 del Pezzo surface of the A 1 type.
Figure 2. Solutions related to the algebraic surface x y z + x 2 + y 2 + z 2 − x − 2 are indexed in [18]. Up left: the tetrahedral solution 3, up right: solution 21, middle: modulus of solution 42, down: the corresponding algebraic surface. It is a degree 3 del Pezzo surface of the A 1 type.
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Figure 3. Solutions related to the algebraic surface x y z + x 2 + y 2 + z 2 − 3 = 0 are indexed in [18]. Up left: the modulus of the octahedral solution 20, up right: the modulus of solution 45, down: the corresponding algebraic surface.
Figure 3. Solutions related to the algebraic surface x y z + x 2 + y 2 + z 2 − 3 = 0 are indexed in [18]. Up left: the modulus of the octahedral solution 20, up right: the modulus of solution 45, down: the corresponding algebraic surface.
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Figure 4. Left: Parametric plot for the modulus of the great dodecahedron solution of P V I (solution 31 of [18]), the three poles are identified. Right: the corresponding cubic surface is a degree 3 del Pezzo surface of type 3 A 1 that is with three isolated singularities).
Figure 4. Left: Parametric plot for the modulus of the great dodecahedron solution of P V I (solution 31 of [18]), the three poles are identified. Right: the corresponding cubic surface is a degree 3 del Pezzo surface of type 3 A 1 that is with three isolated singularities).
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Figure 5. Parametric plots for the modulus of solutions 1 (with 5 branches: Fricke-Painlevé form x y z + x 2 + y 2 + z 2 − y − z = 0 ), 30 (an octahedral solution with 16 branches: Fricke-Painlevé form x y z + x 2 + y 2 + z 2 − 2 = 0 ) and 39 (a Valentiner solution with 24 branches: Fricke-Painlevé form x y z + x 2 + y 2 + z 2 − x − y − z − 1 = 0 .
Figure 5. Parametric plots for the modulus of solutions 1 (with 5 branches: Fricke-Painlevé form x y z + x 2 + y 2 + z 2 − y − z = 0 ), 30 (an octahedral solution with 16 branches: Fricke-Painlevé form x y z + x 2 + y 2 + z 2 − 2 = 0 ) and 39 (a Valentiner solution with 24 branches: Fricke-Painlevé form x y z + x 2 + y 2 + z 2 − x − y − z − 1 = 0 .
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Figure 6. Left: Parametric plot of an icosahedral solution of P V I (solution 7 of [18]), the discontinuities of the plot correspond to the poles. Right: the corresponding cubic surface.
Figure 6. Left: Parametric plot of an icosahedral solution of P V I (solution 7 of [18]), the discontinuities of the plot correspond to the poles. Right: the corresponding cubic surface.
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Figure 7. Parametric plots for the modulus of solutions III (the tetrahedral solution), IV (the dihedral solution), solutions 16 and 17 (icosahedral solutions) as first described in [26]. For the later two solutions, we find poles located at irrational values s = − 1 , 1 / 3 , 2 ± 5 and ± 1 / 3 .
Figure 7. Parametric plots for the modulus of solutions III (the tetrahedral solution), IV (the dihedral solution), solutions 16 and 17 (icosahedral solutions) as first described in [26]. For the later two solutions, we find poles located at irrational values s = − 1 , 1 / 3 , 2 ± 5 and ± 1 / 3 .
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Figure 8. Parametric plots for the modulus of solutions 26 and 27 that are related to the Valentiner group.
Figure 8. Parametric plots for the modulus of solutions 26 and 27 that are related to the Valentiner group.
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Figure 9. Parametric plots for the modulus of solutions 33 and 34.
Figure 9. Parametric plots for the modulus of solutions 33 and 34.
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