A finite presentation of the mapping class group of an oriented surface
Geometric Topology
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We give a finite presentation of the mapping class group of an oriented (possibly bounded) surface of genus greater or equal than 1, considering Dehn twists on a very simple set of curves.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/9811162,
title = {A finite presentation of the mapping class group of an oriented surface},
author = {Sylvain Gervais},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9811162},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
22 pages, LaTeX2e. See also http://www.math.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/~gervais/