A simple presentation of the handlebody group of genus 2
Geometric Topology
2008-11-27 v1
Abstract
Using a similar algorithm to Hatcher-Thurston's algorithm for finding a presentation of the mapping class group of a surface, Wajnryb succeeded to find a presentation for the handlebody group. This is long and complicated. In this note I simplify Wajnryb's presentation for the handlebody group of genus g = 2.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0811.4365,
title = {A simple presentation of the handlebody group of genus 2},
author = {Clement Radu Popescu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0811.4365},
year = {2008}
}
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8 pages, 2 figures