Problems on mapping class groups and related topics / [electronic resource] Benson Farb, editor.

Contributor(s):

Farb, Benson

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Proceedings of symposia in pure mathematics ; v. 74Publication details: Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, c2006.Description: 1 online resource (x, 371 p. : ill.)ISBN:

9780821893807 (online)

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Additional physical formats: Problems on mapping class groups and related topics /DDC classification:

511.3/3 22

LOC classification:

QA360 .P76 2006

Online resources:

Contents:

Four questions about mapping class groups / Mladen Bestvina -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264129 Some problems on mapping class groups and moduli space / Benson Farb -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264130 Finiteness and Torelli spaces / Richard Hain -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264131 Fifteen problems about the mapping class groups / Nikolai V. Ivanov -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264532 Problems on homomorphisms of mapping class groups / Mustafa Korkmaz -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264533 The mapping class group and homotopy theory / Ib Madsen -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264534 Probing mapping class groups using arcs / R. C. Penner -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264535 Relations in the mapping class group / Bronislaw Wajnryb -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264536 Mapping class group factorizations and symplectic 4-manifolds: some open problems / Denis Auroux -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264537 The topology of 3-manifolds, Heegaard distance and the mapping class group of a 2-manifold / Joan S. Birman -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264538 Lefschetz pencils and mapping class groups / S. K. Donaldson -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264539 Open problems in Grothendieck-Teichm�uller theory / Pierre Lochak and Leila Schneps -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264540 Mapping class group dynamics on surface group representations / William M. Goldman -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264541 Geometric properties of the mapping class group / Ursula Hamenst�adt -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264542 Problems on billiards, flat surfaces and translation surfaces / Pascal Hubert, Howard Masur, Thomas Schmidt and Anton Zorich -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264543 Problems in the geometry of surface group extensions / Lee Mosher -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264544 Surface subgroups of mapping class groups / Alan W. Reid -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264545 Weil-Petersson perspectives / Scott A. Wolpert -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264546 Braid groups and Iwahori-Hecke algebras / Stephen Bigelow -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264547 Automorphism groups of free groups, surface groups and free abelian groups / Martin R. Bridson and Karen Vogtmann -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264548 Problems: Braid groups, homotopy, cohomology, and representations / F. R. Cohen -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264549 Cohomological structure of the mapping class group and beyond / Shigeyuki Morita -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264550 From braid groups to mapping class groups / Luis Paris -- http://www.ams.org/pspum/074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/pspum/074/2264551

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Includes bibliographical references.

Four questions about mapping class groups / Mladen Bestvina -- Some problems on mapping class groups and moduli space / Benson Farb -- Finiteness and Torelli spaces / Richard Hain -- Fifteen problems about the mapping class groups / Nikolai V. Ivanov -- Problems on homomorphisms of mapping class groups / Mustafa Korkmaz -- The mapping class group and homotopy theory / Ib Madsen -- Probing mapping class groups using arcs / R. C. Penner -- Relations in the mapping class group / Bronislaw Wajnryb -- Mapping class group factorizations and symplectic 4-manifolds: some open problems / Denis Auroux -- The topology of 3-manifolds, Heegaard distance and the mapping class group of a 2-manifold / Joan S. Birman -- Lefschetz pencils and mapping class groups / S. K. Donaldson -- Open problems in Grothendieck-Teichm�uller theory / Pierre Lochak and Leila Schneps -- Mapping class group dynamics on surface group representations / William M. Goldman -- Geometric properties of the mapping class group / Ursula Hamenst�adt -- Problems on billiards, flat surfaces and translation surfaces / Pascal Hubert, Howard Masur, Thomas Schmidt and Anton Zorich -- Problems in the geometry of surface group extensions / Lee Mosher -- Surface subgroups of mapping class groups / Alan W. Reid -- Weil-Petersson perspectives / Scott A. Wolpert -- Braid groups and Iwahori-Hecke algebras / Stephen Bigelow -- Automorphism groups of free groups, surface groups and free abelian groups / Martin R. Bridson and Karen Vogtmann -- Problems: Braid groups, homotopy, cohomology, and representations / F. R. Cohen -- Cohomological structure of the mapping class group and beyond / Shigeyuki Morita -- From braid groups to mapping class groups / Luis Paris --