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The occurrence problem for mapping class groups
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Abstract:

The occurrence problem for the mapping class group $M(g,0)$ of the closed orientable surface of genus $g$ is shown to be solvable for $g = 1$ and unsolvable for $g > 1$.
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  • © Copyright 1987 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 101 (1987), 411-416
  • MSC: Primary 20F10; Secondary 57M05
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1987-0908639-5
  • MathSciNet review: 908639