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 is defined to be the group of isotopy classes of (not necessarily orientation-preserving) homeomorphisms of . We are able to show that the extended mapping class group of an -punctured sphere is generated by two elements of finite order exactly when . 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.
Cite
@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}
}