Twisted homological stability for handlebody mapping class groups
Abstract
We prove twisted homological stability for handlebody mapping class groups. Using the categorical framework developed by Randal-Williams and Wahl, we establish that the homology of the handlebody groups stabilises with respect to both genus and the number of marked boundary discs, for all coefficient systems of finite degree. Our first main theorem refines and extends the twisted stability result for handlebodies outlined by Randal-Williams and Wahl, allowing any number of marked discs and boundary points. We then introduce the notion of coefficient bisystem to treat stability under variation of boundary markings. As an application, we deduce homological stability for moduli spaces of 3-dimensional handlebodies equipped with tangential structures.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2510.21383,
title = {Twisted homological stability for handlebody mapping class groups},
author = {Erik Lindell and Arthur Soulié},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.21383},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
43 pages, 4 figures. v2: Major revision of Section 4, including a change in the statement of Theorem C. v3: Fixed typo in statement of Theorem C