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Ergodic actions of the mapping class group
Author:
Howard Masur
Journal:
Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 94 (1985), 455-459
MSC:
Primary 32G15; Secondary 30F10, 58F17
MathSciNet review:
787893
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Abstract: We prove that the horocyclic flow on the moduli space of a compact Riemann surface is ergodic. We also show that the mapping class group acts ergodically on Thurston's space of measured foliations.
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DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1985-0787893-5
PII:
S 0002-9939(1985)0787893-5
Keywords:
Measured foliations,
horocyclic flow
Article copyright:
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