Semisimple actions of mapping class groups on CAT(0) spaces
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zbMATH Open1204.30030arXiv0908.0685MaRDI QIDQ3567902FDOQ3567902
Authors: Martin R. Bridson 
Publication date: 17 June 2010
Abstract: Let S be an orientable surface of finite type and let Mod(S) be its mapping class group. We consider actions of Mod(S) by semisimple isometries on complete CAT(0) spaces. If the genus of S is at least 3, then in any such action all Dehn twists act as elliptic isometries. The action of Mod(S) on the completion of Teichm"uller space with the Weil-Petersson metric shows that there are interesting actions of this type. Whenever the mapping class group of a closed orientable surface of genus g acts by semisimple isometries on a complete CAT(0) space of dimension less than g it must fix a point. The mapping class group of a closed surface of genus 2 acts properly by semisimple isometries on a complete CAT(0) space of dimension 18.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0908.0685
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Geometric group theory (20F65) Fuchsian groups and automorphic functions (aspects of compact Riemann surfaces and uniformization) (30F35) Teichmüller theory for Riemann surfaces (30F60)
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