The Twist Subgroup is generated by two elements

Abstract: We show that the twist subgroup

m a t h c a l T_{g}

of a nonorientable surface of genus

g

can be generated by two elements for every odd

g g e q 27

and even

g g e q 42

. Using these generators, we can also show that

m a t h c a l T_{g}

can be generated by two or three commutators depending on

g

modulo

4

. Moreover, we show that

m a t h c a l T_{g}

can be generated by three elements if

g g e q 8

. For this general case, the number of commutator generators is either three or four depending on

g

modulo

4

again.

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