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March 2013 A finite generating set for the level 2 mapping class group of a nonorientable surface
Błażej Szepietowski
Kodai Math. J. 36(1): 1-14 (March 2013). DOI: 10.2996/kmj/1364562714

Abstract

We obtain a finite set of generators for the level 2 mapping class group of a closed nonorientable surface of genus g ≥ 3. This set consists of isotopy classes of Lickorish's Y-homeomorphisms also called crosscap slides.

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Błażej Szepietowski. "A finite generating set for the level 2 mapping class group of a nonorientable surface." Kodai Math. J. 36 (1) 1 - 14, March 2013. https://doi.org/10.2996/kmj/1364562714

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Published: March 2013
First available in Project Euclid: 29 March 2013

zbMATH: 1269.57007
MathSciNet: MR3043394
Digital Object Identifier: 10.2996/kmj/1364562714

Rights: Copyright © 2013 Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Mathematics

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