A presentation for the mapping class group of a closed orientable surface

DOI10.1016/0040-9383(80)90009-9zbMath0447.57005OpenAlexW2076368674WikidataQ57254105 ScholiaQ57254105MaRDI QIDQ1146420

Allen E. Hatcher, William P. Thurston

Publication date: 1980

Published in: Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-9383(80)90009-9

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finite presentation for the mapping class group of a surfaceHeegaard diagrams on a closed surface

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