Monoids in the mapping class group

DOI10.2140/GTM.2015.19.319zbMATH Open1337.57057arXiv1504.02106OpenAlexW1497575375MaRDI QIDQ906852FDOQ906852

Authors: John B. Etnyre, Jeremy Van Horn-Morris 

Publication date: 29 January 2016

Abstract: In this article we survey, and make a few new observations about, the surprising connection between sub-monoids of mapping class groups and interesting geometry and topology in low-dimensions.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1504.02106

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zbMATH Keywords

mapping class groupcontact structuremonoidbraid group

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Braid groups; Artin groups (20F36) Symplectic and contact topology in high or arbitrary dimension (57R17)

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