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Generators for the mapping class group

Part of the Lecture Notes in Mathematics book series (LNM,volume 722)

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  • Euler Characteristic
  • Intersection Number
  • Dependency Relation
  • Mapping Class Group
  • Geometric Algebra

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Humphries, S.P. (1979). Generators for the mapping class group. In: Fenn, R. (eds) Topology of Low-Dimensional Manifolds. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 722. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0063188

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