Generating the mapping class group by two torsion elements

DOI10.1007/S00009-022-01978-8zbMATH Open1498.20108arXiv2003.05789OpenAlexW4213139342MaRDI QIDQ2113565FDOQ2113565

Authors: Oğuz Yıldız 

Publication date: 14 March 2022

Published in: Mediterranean Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We prove that the mapping class group of a closed connected orientable surface of genus $g$ is generated by two elements of order $g$ for $ggeq6$. Moreover, for $ggeq7$ we found a generating set of two elements, of order $g$ and $g^{\prime }$ which is the least divisor of $g$ such that $g^{\prime }>2$. Furthermore, we proved that it is generated by two elements of order $g/gcd(g,k)$ for $ggeq3k^2+4k+1$ and any positive integer $k$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.05789

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zbMATH Keywords

mapping class groupgenerating setorientable surface

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Generators, relations, and presentations of groups (20F05) Geometric group theory (20F65) Topological methods in group theory (57M07) 2-dimensional topology (including mapping class groups of surfaces, Teichmüller theory, curve complexes, etc.) (57K20)

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