{
  "id": "math/0501385",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2005-01-22T18:39:11.000Z",
  "updated": "2005-01-22T18:39:11.000Z",
  "title": "Positive Dehn Twist Expressions for Some Elements of Finite Order in the Mapping Class Group",
  "authors": [
    "Yusuf Z. Gurtas"
  ],
  "comment": "17 pages, 16 figures",
  "categories": [
    "math.GT"
  ],
  "abstract": "Positive Dehn twist products for some elements of finite order in the mapping class group of a 2-dimensional closed, compact, oriented surface $\\Sigma_g$, which are rotations of $\\Sigma_g$ through $2\\pi /p$, are presented. The homeomorphism invariants of the resulting simply connected symplectic 4- manifolds are computed.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2005-01-22T18:39:11.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "subjects": [
      "57M07",
      "57R17",
      "20F38"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "positive dehn twist expressions",
      "mapping class group",
      "finite order",
      "positive dehn twist products",
      "homeomorphism invariants"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 17,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2005math......1385G"
    }
  }
}