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Non-Roelcke precompactness of groups of surface homeomorphisms

Geometric Topology 2022-02-15 v1 General Topology Group Theory

Abstract

We prove that no subgroup of the group of boundary-fixing homeomorphisms of a compact surface whose action on the interior of the surface is sufficiently transitive can be Roelcke precompact with the topology inherited from the compact-open topology.

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@article{arxiv.2202.06527,
  title  = {Non-Roelcke precompactness of groups of surface homeomorphisms},
  author = {Javier de la Nuez Gonzalez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.06527},
  year   = {2022}
}