Random walks on the mapping class group

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Publication:630633

DOI10.1215/00127094-2010-216zbMATH Open1213.37072arXivmath/0604433OpenAlexW2950320606MaRDI QIDQ630633FDOQ630633

Joseph Maher

Publication date: 18 March 2011

Published in: Duke Mathematical Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We show that a random walk on the mapping class group of an orientable surface gives rise to a pseudo-Anosov element with asymptotic probability one. Our methods apply to many subgroups of the mapping class group, including the Torelli group.


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