Automorphisms of the fine curve graph
The fine curve graph \(\mathcal{C}^{\dagger }(S)\) was recently introduded by \textit{J. Bowden} et al. [J. Am. Math. Soc. 35, No. 1, 211--231 (2022; Zbl 1511.20151)] as a combinatorial tool for studying Homeo\((S),\) the group of homeomorphisms of a surface \(S.\) Its vertices are essential simple closed curves in \(S\) and the edges are pairs of disjoint curves. The curves may be taken either to be smooth or merely topological; the two resulting curve graphs are quasi-isometric. In the present paper the vertices are taken to be topological curves. The main result of the paper is an analogue of the celebrated theorem of \textit{N. V. Ivanov} [Int. Math. Res. Not. 1997, No. 14, 651--666 (1997; Zbl 0890.57018), Theorem 1], that the group of automorphisms of the curve complex of a closed, connected, orientable surface \(S_{g}\) of genus \(g\) is isomorphic to the mapping class group of \(S\) when \(g\geq 3.\) In our setting, the theorem proven by the authors is stated as follows:\N\N\textbf{Theorem}. Let \(S_{g}\) be a closed, connected, orientable surface of genus \(g.\) For \(g\geq 2\) the natural map\N\[\N\eta :\mathrm{Homeo}(S_{g})\rightarrow \Aut\mathcal{C}^{\dagger }(S_{g})\N\]\Nis an isomorphism.\N\NThe proof builds on earlier work of Farb and Margalit, who proved the analogous statement for the extended fine curve graph \(\mathcal{EC}^{\dagger }(S),\) whose vertices are all simple closed curves (including inessential ones), with adjacency defined by disjointness. In that broader context, one similarly shows that Homeo\((S)\) is isomorphic to \(\Aut\mathcal{EC}^{\dagger }(S),\) and then one deduces the version for \(\mathcal{C}^{\dagger }(S)\) by analyzing how inessential curves are encoded combinatorially.
- A primer on mapping class groups
- Curves von 2-manifolds and isotopies
- scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1089297 (Why is no real title available?)
- On the Classification of Noncompact Surfaces
- On triangulations of surfaces
- Quasi-morphisms on surface diffeomorphism groups
- Rotation sets and actions on curves
This page was built for publication: Automorphisms of the fine curve graph
Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q6961185)
