Constraining mapping class group homomorphisms using finite subgroups

Publication date 14 December 2021

Abstract: We classify homomorphisms from mapping class groups by using finite subgroups. First, we give a new proof of a result of Aramayona--Souto that homomorphisms between mapping class groups of closed surfaces are trivial for a range of genera. Second, we show that only finitely many mapping class groups of closed surfaces have non-trivial homomorphisms into

e x t H o m e o (m a t h b b S^{n})

for any

n

. We also prove that every homomorphism from

e x t M o d (S_{g})

to

e x t H o m e o (m a t h b b S^{2})

or

e x t H o m e o (m a t h b b S^{3})

is trivial if

g g e 3

, extending a result of Franks--Handel.

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