A group each of whose elements is a transformation taking one branch of a multivalued function f(z) to another when the variable z is taken round a closed path surrounding a branch point of f; specifically one in which the function concerned is a solution of a differential equation.
Origin
Late 19th century.
Definition of monodromy group in US English:
monodromy group
noun
Mathematics
A group each of whose elements is a transformation taking one branch of a multivalued function f(z) to another when the variable z is taken round a closed path surrounding a branch point of f; specifically one in which the function concerned is a solution of a differential equation.