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arxiv: 1412.7847 · v2 · pith:ISNHFGI4new · submitted 2014-12-25 · 🧮 math.GT · math.GR

Handlebody subgroups in a mapping class group

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Suppose subgroups $A,B < MCG(S)$ in the mapping class group of a closed orientable surface $S$ are given and let $\langle A, B \rangle$ be the subgroup they generate. We discuss a question by Minsky asking when $\langle A, B \rangle \simeq A*_{A \cap B} B$ for handlebody subgroups $A,B$.

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