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Shadows of mapping class groups: capturing convex cocompactness

Geometric Topology 2007-05-23 v3 Group Theory

Abstract

We strengthen the analogy between convex co-compact Kleinian groups and convex co-compact subgroups of the mapping class group of a surface (in the sense of B. Farb and L. Mosher).

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@article{arxiv.math/0505114,
  title  = {Shadows of mapping class groups: capturing convex cocompactness},
  author = {Richard P. Kent and Christopher J. Leininger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0505114},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

v3. Final version accepted for publication. Minor revisions, updated references. v2. Theorems 3.9 and 3.10 strengthened, proof of Theorem 5.4 shortened, and questions in Section 8 modified. References to Brock--Farb, Duchin, and Hamenstadt added