A "Tits-Alternative" for Subgroups of Surface Mapping Class Groups
DOI10.2307/2000100zbMATH Open0579.57006OpenAlexW4244977533MaRDI QIDQ3702158FDOQ3702158
Authors: John D. McCarthy 
Publication date: 1985
Published in: Transactions of the American Mathematical Society (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.2307/2000100
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