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Groupoid-theoretical methods in the mapping class groups of surfaces

Geometric Topology 2012-10-23 v3

Abstract

We provide some language for algebraic study of the mapping class groups for surfaces with non-connected boundary. As applications, we generalize our previous results on Dehn twists to any compact connected oriented surfaces with non-empty boundary. Moreover we embed the `smallest' Torelli group in the sense of Putman into a pro-nilpotent group coming from the Goldman Lie algebra. The graded quotients of the embedding equal the Johnson homomorphisms of all degrees if the boundary is connected.

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@article{arxiv.1109.6479,
  title  = {Groupoid-theoretical methods in the mapping class groups of surfaces},
  author = {Nariya Kawazumi and Yusuke Kuno},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.6479},
  year   = {2012}
}

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43 pages, 7 figures

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