Covers and the curve complex

DOI10.2140/GT.2009.13.2141zbMATH Open1166.57013arXivmath/0701719OpenAlexW3100789068MaRDI QIDQ1016799FDOQ1016799

Authors: Kasra Rafi, Saul Schleimer 

Publication date: 14 May 2009

Published in: Geometry \& Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We provide the first non-trivial examples of quasi-isometric embeddings between curve complexes. These are induced either by puncturing a closed surface or via orbifold coverings. As a corollary, we give new quasi-isometric embeddings between mapping class groups.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0701719

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zbMATH Keywords

curve complexmapping class grouporbifold

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Riemann surfaces (30F99) General low-dimensional topology (57M99)

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