A finite presentation of the mapping class group of an oriented surface
Abstract
Description
We give a finite presentation of the mapping class group of an oriented (possibly bounded) surface of genus greater or equal than 1, considering Dehn twists on a very simple set of curves.
22 pages, LaTeX2e. See also http://www.math.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/~gervais/
22 pages, LaTeX2e. See also http://www.math.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/~gervais/