Generating the mapping class group by torsion elements of small order

DOI10.1017/S0305004112000357zbMATH Open1262.57019arXiv0911.5080OpenAlexW2963334656MaRDI QIDQ4902497FDOQ4902497

Authors: Naoyuki Monden 

Publication date: 15 January 2013

Published in: Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We show that the mapping class group of a closed oriented surface of genus at least three is generated by 3 elements of order 3 and by 4 elements of order 4. Note that the mapping class group cannot be generated by finitely many torsion elements of same order if genus is equal to one or two.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0911.5080

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zbMATH Keywords

generatorsDehn twistorientable surfacestorsion elementsmapping class

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Generators, relations, and presentations of groups (20F05) General geometric structures on low-dimensional manifolds (57M50)

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