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Generating Extended Mapping Class Groups with Two Periodic Elements

Geometric Topology 2024-09-11 v1 Group Theory

Abstract

The extended mapping class group of a surface Σ\Sigma is defined to be the group of isotopy classes of (not necessarily orientation-preserving) homeomorphisms of Σ\Sigma. We are able to show that the extended mapping class group of an nn-punctured sphere is generated by two elements of finite order exactly when n4n\not=4. We use this result to prove that the extended mapping class group of a genus 2 surface is generated by two elements of finite order.

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@article{arxiv.2409.06350,
  title  = {Generating Extended Mapping Class Groups with Two Periodic Elements},
  author = {Reid Harris},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.06350},
  year   = {2024}
}