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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.

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@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}
}

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22 pages, LaTeX2e. See also http://www.math.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/~gervais/