Geometric intersection in representations of mapping class groups of surfaces

DOI10.1016/j.topol.2016.12.005zbMath1365.57025arXiv1504.03052OpenAlexW2963087992MaRDI QIDQ501589

Yasushi Kasahara

Publication date: 9 January 2017

Published in: Topology and its Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1504.03052

zbMATH Keywords

geometric intersectionmapping class group of surfacerepresentation theory of mapping class groups

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geometric group theory (20F65) Group actions on manifolds and cell complexes in low dimensions (57M60)

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