Algebraic and topological properties of big mapping class groups

DOI10.2140/AGT.2018.18.4109MaRDI QIDQ1713056zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Priyam Patel, Nicholas G. Vlamis

Publication date 24 January 2019

Published in Algebraic \& Geometric Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1703.02665

zbMATH Keywords

infinite-type surfacesmapping class groupstopological groups

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Residual properties and generalizations; residually finite groups (20E26) Dynamical systems involving homeomorphisms and diffeomorphisms of planes and surfaces (37E30) 2-dimensional topology (including mapping class groups of surfaces, Teichmüller theory, curve complexes, etc.) (57K20) Topological methods in group theory (57M07) Topological properties of groups of homeomorphisms or diffeomorphisms (57S05)

Abstract: Let $S$ be an orientable, connected surface with infinitely-generated fundamental group. The main theorem states that if the genus of $S$ is finite and at least 4, then the isomorphism type of the pure mapping class group associated to $S$, denoted $mathrmPMap(S)$, detects the homeomorphism type of $S$. As a corollary, every automorphism of $mathrmPMap(S)$ is induced by a homeomorphism, which extends a theorem of Ivanov from the finite-type setting. In the process of proving these results, we show that $mathrmPMap(S)$ is residually finite if and only if $S$ has finite genus, demonstrating that the algebraic structure of $mathrmPMap(S)$ can distinguish finite- and infinite-genus surfaces. As an independent result, we also show that $mathrmMap(S)$ fails to be residually finite for any infinite-type surface $S$. In addition, we give a topological generating set for $mathrmPMap(S)$ equipped with the compact-open topology. In particular, if $S$ has at most one end accumulated by genus, then $mathrmPMap(S)$ is topologically generated by Dehn twists, otherwise the Dehn twists along with handle shifts topologically generate.

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