{
  "id": "math/0008185",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2000-08-24T07:42:26.000Z",
  "updated": "2000-08-24T07:42:26.000Z",
  "title": "Action of the mapping class group on a complex of curves and a presentation for the mapping class group of a surface",
  "authors": [
    "Susumu Hirose"
  ],
  "comment": "29 pages, 4 figures",
  "journal": "Title has been changed to \"A complex of curves and a presentation for the mapping class group of a surface\", and published in Osaka J. of Math., 39 (2002), 795--820",
  "categories": [
    "math.GT"
  ],
  "abstract": "S. Gervais gave a finite presentation for the mapping class group of a surface (math.GT/9811162). We show this presentation without using Wajnryb's simple presentation. We use a complex of curves defined by Harvey, in place of Hatcher and Thurston's complex.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2000-08-24T07:42:26.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "subjects": [
      "57M99",
      "20F05"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "mapping class group",
      "wajnrybs simple presentation",
      "gervais gave",
      "thurstons complex",
      "finite presentation"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 29,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2000math......8185H"
    }
  }
}