First what I know so far:
The genus of a plane algebraic curve of degree n like for example: Xn + Yn = 1,
is the integer (n-1)(n-2)/2 minus the orders of multiplicity of singular points of that curve in the complex projective plane.
It is the genus of this curve considered as a surface (i.e. a manifold of dimension 2) of the complex projective plane, which itself is a manifold of dimension 4.
Now Question for all my Colleagues in Riemann Surface Automorphism Group Theory:
Can you find a formula for the Genus of the following two term equation surface:
Xm *Yn + Xn *Ym = 1 in terms of the integers m and n.
Thank you all.