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2017 An infinite presentation for the mapping class group of a nonorientable surface
Genki Omori
Algebr. Geom. Topol. 17(1): 419-437 (2017). DOI: 10.2140/agt.2017.17.419

Abstract

We give an infinite presentation for the mapping class group of a nonorientable surface. The generating set consists of all Dehn twists and all crosscap pushing maps along simple loops.

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Genki Omori. "An infinite presentation for the mapping class group of a nonorientable surface." Algebr. Geom. Topol. 17 (1) 419 - 437, 2017. https://doi.org/10.2140/agt.2017.17.419

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Received: 24 January 2016; Revised: 8 June 2016; Accepted: 1 July 2016; Published: 2017
First available in Project Euclid: 16 November 2017

zbMATH: 1357.57005
MathSciNet: MR3604381
Digital Object Identifier: 10.2140/agt.2017.17.419

Subjects:
Primary: 57M05 , 57M07 , 57M20

Keywords: mapping class group , nonorientable surface , presentation

Rights: Copyright © 2017 Mathematical Sciences Publishers

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