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Big mapping class groups and rigidity of the simple circle

Dynamical Systems 2024-11-26 v4 Group Theory Geometric Topology

Abstract

Let Γ\Gamma denote the mapping class group of the plane minus a Cantor set. We show that every action of Γ\Gamma on the circle is either trivial or semi-conjugate to a unique minimal action on the so-called simple circle.

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@article{arxiv.1907.07903,
  title  = {Big mapping class groups and rigidity of the simple circle},
  author = {Danny Calegari and Lvzhou Chen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.07903},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

v4: fixed a typo in the proof of Theorem 5.4

R2 v1 2026-06-23T10:24:00.829Z