Talk:Monodromy

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"S" means "solution space" for the diffeqs? May want to explain this. - Gauge 21:31, 1 Aug 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Formal?

The formal definition in the article is really a precise definition of monodromy in one particular (algebraic) context. I think this is misleading, and that this section should do one of the following:

• Give a sufficiently general definition to encompass the most common use of the term
• Provide several definitions that cover the most common ways in which the term is used
• Have its title changed to indicate it only defines monodromy of a Galois field extension

--David Dumas 19:03, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

Yes, it certainly needs work. I'll change the section title to mention Galois theory, for the moment. Charles Matthews 19:11, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

I've added the technical definition using covering spaces, and I've left the perhaps redundant intuition at the end of the article, hoping a more seasoned wikipedian will know what to do with it. --Orthografer 19:17, 18 February 2006 (UTC)