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Non-amenability of mapping class groups of infinite-type surfaces and graphs

Group Theory 2026-03-10 v3 Geometric Topology

Abstract

This paper completely determines the non-amenability of the mapping class groups of infinite-type surfaces, the mapping class groups of locally finite infinite graphs of higher ranks, gives an example of non-amenable stabiliser of a point at infinity of a coarsely bounded generated hyperbolic Polish group, and exhibits a class of mapping class groups of trees or rank-one graphs that are amenable.

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@article{arxiv.2506.06538,
  title  = {Non-amenability of mapping class groups of infinite-type surfaces and graphs},
  author = {Yusen Long},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.06538},
  year   = {2026}
}

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v3. To appear on Bull. Lond. Math. Soc