Free subgroups of surface mapping class groups

Anderson, James; Aramayona, Javier; Shackleton, Kenneth

doi:10.1090/S1088-4173-07-00156-7

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Free subgroups of surface mapping class groups

Authors: James W. Anderson, Javier Aramayona and Kenneth J. Shackleton
Journal: Conform. Geom. Dyn. 11 (2007), 44-55
MSC (2000): Primary 20F65; Secondary 57M50
Posted: March 15, 2007
Corrigendum: Conform. Geom. Dyn. 13 (2009), 136-138.
MathSciNet review: 2295997
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Abstract: We quantify the generation of free subgroups of surface mapping class groups by pseudo-Anosov mapping classes in terms of their translation distance and the distance between their axes in Teichmüller's metric. The method makes reference to Teichmüller space only.

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