Surface groups inside mapping class groups (Q1292669)
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Surface groups inside mapping class groups (English)
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8 December 1999
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The authors prove that for \(g\geq 4\), the mapping class group \(\text{Mod}_g\) contains a subgroup isomorphic to the fundamental group of a closed orientable surface of a genus \(> 2\).
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mapping class group
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fundamental group
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orientable surface
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