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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 Ng\mathcal{N}_g 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 Ng\mathcal{N}_g are equal whenever g4,5g\neq 4,5. In particular, there exists a model for the classifying space of Ng\mathcal{N}_g for proper actions of dimension vcd(Ng)=2g5\mathrm{vcd}(\mathcal{N}_g)=2g-5. 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