On minimal finite quotients of mapping class groups (Q691286)
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On minimal finite quotients of mapping class groups (English)
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30 November 2012
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Let \(\mathcal{M}_g\) denote the mapping class group of a closed surface of genus \(g\). In the article under review, the author shows that when \(g=3,4\), the group \(PSp_{2g}(\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z})\) is the minimal finite quotient of \(\mathcal{M}_g\). In higher genus, the author shows that if \(G\) is a finite simple quotient of \(\mathcal{M}_g\) then \(G\) is either a projective symplectic group over a finite field or it contains an element of order \(4g+2\). The author exploits bounds on the sizes of groups of automorphisms of Riemann surfaces, together with some facts about generating finite simple groups, in order to achieve a proof of the results.
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mapping class groups
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finite quotients of mapping class groups
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