Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society · 1978 · 64 citations · 2 references
Natural SciencesMathematicsTopologyFundamental GroupGroup TheoryHomological AlgebraHomology TheorySurface StructureGroup HomologyHomology GroupsMapping Class GroupsSurface Topology
The mapping class group of a closed surface of genus $\geqslant 3$ is perfect. An infinite set of generators is given for the subgroup of maps that induce the identity on homology.
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