On the dimension of the mapping class groups of a non-orientable surface
Group Theory
2021-12-07 v2 Algebraic Topology
Geometric Topology
Abstract
Let be the mapping class group of a non-orientable closed surface. We prove that the proper cohomological dimension, the proper geometric dimension, and the virtual cohomological dimension of are equal whenever . In particular, there exists a model for the classifying space of for proper actions of dimension . Similar results are obtained for the mapping class group of a non-orientable surface with boundaries and possibly punctures, and for the pure mapping class group of a non-orientable surface with punctures and without boundaries.
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@article{arxiv.2007.12542,
title = {On the dimension of the mapping class groups of a non-orientable surface},
author = {Cristhian E. Hidber and Luis Jorge Sánchez Saldaña and Alejandra Trujillo-Negrete},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.12542},
year = {2021}
}
Comments
20 pages. Version accepted for publication in Homology, Homotopy and Applications