Pseudo-Anosov elements of mapping class groups of Heegaard surfaces of the 3-sphere (Q534553)

Let \(H_g\) be the genus \(g\) handlebody with boundary \(\Sigma_g\) in the \(3\)-sphere obtained by attaching \(g\) \(1\)-handles to the \(3\)-ball. The restriction of a diffeomorphism of \(H_g\) to \(\Sigma_g\) gives a diffeomorphism of \(\Sigma_g\), allowing us to see the handlebody group of \(H_g\) as a subgroup of the mapping class group of \(\Sigma_g\). In the paper under review, an infinite family of pseudo-Anosov diffeomorphisms of \(H_g\) is constructed for \(g\geq 3\). For the proof that the constructed diffeomorphisms are pseudo-Anosov, a result of \textit{D. Margalit} and \textit{S. Spallone} [Math. Res. Lett. 14, No. 5-6, 853--863 (2007; Zbl 1163.57013)] is employed.