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The modular envelope of the cyclic operad Ass

Algebraic Topology 2013-12-20 v1

Abstract

We give a direct combinatorial proof that the modular envelope of the cyclic operad Ass is the modular operad of (the homeomorphism classes of) 2D compact surfaces with boundary with marked points.

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@article{arxiv.1312.5501,
  title  = {The modular envelope of the cyclic operad Ass},
  author = {Martin Doubek},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1312.5501},
  year   = {2013}
}

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10 pages

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