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On the Mapping class group of nontrivial $S^2$ fiber bundles

Geometric Topology 2025-12-24 v2

Abstract

Let Σ\Sigma be an orientbale closed surface and let Σ\Sigma' be a nonorientable closed surface. In the paper, we show that for any nontrivial orientable S2S^2 fiber bundles X=ΣS2X= \Sigma \ltimes S^2 and X=ΣS2X' = \Sigma' \ltimes S^2, there are surjective homomorphisms from both MCG(X)MCG(X) and MCG(X)MCG(X') to Z\mathbb{Z}^{\infty}. The proof is an application of generalization of Dax invariants for embedded surfaces in 4-manifolds. The property of MCG(X)MCG(X) and MCG(X)MCG(X') inherits from trivial fiber bundle Σ×S2\Sigma \times S^2.

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@article{arxiv.2509.16520,
  title  = {On the Mapping class group of nontrivial $S^2$ fiber bundles},
  author = {Huizheng Guo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.16520},
  year   = {2025}
}

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