Abstract

~We give an elementary proof of a relation, first discovered in its full generality by Korkmaz, in the mapping class group of a closed orientable surface. Our proof uses only the well-known relations between Dehn twists.

DOI

10.3906/mat-1512-87

Keywords

Mapping class groups, braid relation, chain relation

First Page

524

Last Page

536

Recommended Citation

DALYAN, E, MEDETOĞULLARI, E, & PAMUK, M (2017). A note on the generalized Matsumoto relation. Turkish Journal of Mathematics 41 (3): 524-536. https://doi.org/10.3906/mat-1512-87

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