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The mapping class group orbit of a multicurve

Differential Geometry 2009-03-16 v2 Geometric Topology

Abstract

Given a set equipped with a transitive action of a group, we define the notion of an almost invariant coloring of the set. We consider the mapping class group orbit of a multicurve on a compact surface, and prove that in the case of genus at least two, no such almost invariant coloring exists. Conversely, in the case of a closed torus, one may find almost invariant colorings using arbitrarily many colors.

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@article{arxiv.0802.3000,
  title  = {The mapping class group orbit of a multicurve},
  author = {Rasmus Villemoes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.3000},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

15 pages, 4 figures, LaTeX; corrected one bibliography entry

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