Abstract
We focus on two kinds of infinite index subgroups of the mapping class group of a surface associated with a Lagrangian submodule of the first homology of a surface. These subgroups, called Lagrangian mapping class groups, are known to play important roles in the interaction between the mapping class group and finite-type invariants of 3–manifolds. In this paper, we discuss these groups from a group (co)homological point of view. The results include the determination of their abelianizations, lower bounds of the second homology and remarks on the (co)homology of higher degrees. As a byproduct of this investigation, we determine the second homology of the mapping class group of a surface of genus .
Citation
Takuya Sakasai. "Lagrangian mapping class groups from a group homological point of view." Algebr. Geom. Topol. 12 (1) 267 - 291, 2012. https://doi.org/10.2140/agt.2012.12.267
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