The proper geometric dimension of the mapping class group

DOI10.2140/AGT.2014.14.217zbMATH Open1354.20025arXiv1302.4238OpenAlexW1979395503MaRDI QIDQ384650FDOQ384650

Authors: Javier Aramayona, Conchita Martínez-Pérez 

Publication date: 28 November 2013

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

Abstract: We show that the mapping class group of a closed surface admits a cocompact classifying space for proper actions of dimension equal to its virtual cohomological dimension.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1302.4238

zbMATH Keywords

mapping class groupscohomological dimensionclassifying space for proper actions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geometric group theory (20F65) Homological methods in group theory (20J05) Topological methods in group theory (57M07) Fundamental groups and their automorphisms (group-theoretic aspects) (20F34)

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• Dimension invariants for groups admitting a cocompact model for proper actions
• On the dimension of groups that satisfy certain conditions on their finite subgroups
• Bredon homology of Artin groups of dihedral type
• On the virtually cyclic dimension of mapping class groups of punctured spheres
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• On the Gorenstein cohomological dimension of group extensions
• Commensurators of abelian subgroups and the virtually abelian dimension of mapping class groups
• Geometric subgroups of mapping class groups

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