Arithmetic and geometry of the Hecke groups

Abstract

We study the arithmetic and geometry properties of the Hecke group $G_q$. In particular, we prove that $G_q$ has a subgroup $X $ of index $d$, genus $g$ with $v_{\infty} $ cusps, and $\tau_2$ (resp. $v_{r_i}$) conjugacy classes of elements that are conjugates of $S$ (resp. $R^{q/r_i}$) if and only if (i) $ 2g-2 + \tau_2/2 +\sum_{i=1}^k v_{r_i}(1-1/r_i) + v_{\infty} = d(1/2-1/q)$, and (ii) $ m _0= 4g-4 +\tau_2 + 2 v_{\infty} + \sum _{i=1}^k v_{r_i}(2-q/r_i)\ge 0$ is a multiple of $q-2$, (iii) $m \ge 0$. In the case $q$ is odd, (ii) is a consequence of (i).