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Mapping Class Groups do not have Kazhdan's Property (T)

Quantum Algebra 2007-06-15 v1 Group Theory Geometric Topology

Abstract

We prove that the mapping class group of a closed oriented surface of genus at least two does not have Kazhdan's property (T).

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@article{arxiv.0706.2184,
  title  = {Mapping Class Groups do not have Kazhdan's Property (T)},
  author = {Jorgen Ellegaard Andersen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0706.2184},
  year   = {2007}
}
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