Abstract
We address the problem of existence and uniqueness of a factorization of a given element of the modular group into a product of two Dehn twists. As a geometric application, we conclude that any maximal real elliptic Lefschetz fibration is algebraic.
Citation
Alex Degtyarev. Nermin Salepci. "Products of pairs of Dehn twists and maximal real Lefschetz fibrations." Nagoya Math. J. 210 83 - 132, June 2013. https://doi.org/10.1215/00277630-2077026
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