Stable commutator length of a Dehn twist
Mustafa Korkmaz
Source: Michigan Math. J. Volume 52, Issue 1 (2004), 23-31.
Primary Subjects: 57M60, 57R17, 57M07
Secondary Subjects: 20F12, 20F38
Full-text: Open access
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