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The theory of the middle convolution is combined with the theory of curves on Hurwitz spaces. This leads to the following theorem: The projective symplectic groups PSP 2n (Fp2) occur ℚ-regularly as Galois groups over ℚ(t) if p is an odd prime≢ ±1 mod 24.
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Dettweiler, M. (2004). Middle Convolution and Galois Realizations. In: Hashimoto, Ki., Miyake, K., Nakamura, H. (eds) Galois Theory and Modular Forms. Developments in Mathematics, vol 11. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0249-0_7
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