The structure of subgroup of mapping class groups generated by two Dehn twists (Q1357052)

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The structure of subgroup of mapping class groups generated by two Dehn twists
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    The structure of subgroup of mapping class groups generated by two Dehn twists (English)
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    23 July 1997
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    If \(a\) and \(b\) are simple closed curves on an \(n\)-punctured orientable surface of genus \(g\) then the Dehn twists \(\tau_a\), \(\tau_b\) along \(a\) and \(b\), respectively, generate a subgroup \(H\) of the mapping class group \({\mathcal M}_{g,n}\). The author shows that \(H\) is free if the minimal intersection number of \(a\) and \(b\) is at least 2.
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