A presentation for the mapping class group of a non-orientable surface from the action on the complex of curves
Błażej Szepietowski
Abstract
Błażej Szepietowski
Abstract
We study the action of the mapping class group $\mathcal{M}(F)$ on the complex of curves of a non-orientable surface $F$. Following the outline of [1] we obtain, using the result of [4], a presentation for $\mathcal{M}(F)$ defined in terms of the mapping class groups of the complementary surfaces of collections of curves, provided that $F$ is not sporadic, i.e. the complex of curves of $F$ is simply connected. We also compute a finite presentation for the mapping class group of each sporadic surface.
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We study the action of the mapping class group $\mathcal{M}(F)$ on the complex of curves of a non-orientable surface $F$. Following the outline of [1] we obtain, using the result of [4], a presentation for $\mathcal{M}(F)$ defined in terms of the mapping class groups of the complementary surfaces of collections of curves, provided that $F$ is not sporadic, i.e. the complex of curves of $F$ is simply connected. We also compute a finite presentation for the mapping class group of each sporadic surface.
Key concepts: Mapping class group, Mathematics, Class (philosophy), Presentation (obstetrics), Surface (topology), Group (periodic table), Action (physics), Combinatorics