Surface groups inside mapping class groups (Q1292669)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1307817
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    Surface groups inside mapping class groups
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1307817

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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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