On the smallest non-trivial quotients of mapping class groups

DOI10.4171/GGD/552MaRDI QIDQ6287232arXivFDO

Authors Dawid Kielak, Emilio Pierro

Publication date 29 May 2017

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Residual properties and generalizations; residually finite groups (20E26) Geometric group theory (20F65) Finite simple groups and their classification (20D05) 2-dimensional topology (including mapping class groups of surfaces, Teichmüller theory, curve complexes, etc.) (57K20)

Abstract: We prove that the smallest non-trivial quotient of the mapping class group of a connected orientable surface of genus at least 3 without punctures is $mathrm{Sp}_{2g}(2)$, thus confirming a conjecture of Zimmermann. In the process, we generalise Korkmaz's results on $mathbbC$-linear representations of mapping class groups to projective representations over any field.

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