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A lantern lemma

  • Margalit D
Algebraic & Geometric Topology (2002) 2(2) 1179-1195
DOI: 10.2140/agt.2002.2.1179
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Abstract

We show that in the mapping class group of a surface any relation between Dehn twists of the form Tx j Ty k = M (M a multitwist) is the lantern relation, and any relation of the form (Tx Ty) k = M (where Tx commutes with M) is the 2-chain relation.

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Margalit, D. (2002). A lantern lemma. Algebraic & Geometric Topology, 2(2), 1179–1195. https://doi.org/10.2140/agt.2002.2.1179

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