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Non-arithmetic monodromy of higher hypergeometric functions

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We show that all the currently known non-arithmetic lattices in PU(2, 1) are monodromy groups of higher hypergeometric functions.

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Parker, J.R. Non-arithmetic monodromy of higher hypergeometric functions. JAMA 142, 41–70 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11854-020-0132-5

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