Generating the liftable mapping class groups of cyclic covers of spheres

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Hauptverfasser: Kapari, Pankaj, Rajeevsarathy, Kashyap, Sanghi, Apeksha
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author Kapari, Pankaj
Rajeevsarathy, Kashyap
Sanghi, Apeksha
author_facet Kapari, Pankaj
Rajeevsarathy, Kashyap
Sanghi, Apeksha
contents For $g\geq 2$, let $\mathrm{Mod}(S_g)$ be the mapping class group of closed orientable surface $S_g$ of genus $g$. In this paper, we derive a finite generating set for the liftable mapping class groups corresponding to finite-sheeted regular branched cyclic covers of spheres. As an application, we provide an algorithm to derive presentations of these liftable mapping class groups, and the normalizers and centralizers of periodic mapping classes corresponding to these covers. Furthermore, we determine the isomorphism classes of the normalizers of irreducible periodic mapping classes in $\mathrm{Mod}(S_g)$. Moreover, we derive presentations for the liftable mapping class groups corresponding to covers induced by certain reducible periodic mapping classes. Consequently, we derive a presentation for the centralizer and normalizer of a reducible periodic mapping class in $\mathrm{Mod}(S_g)$ of the highest order $2g+2$. As final applications of our results, we recover the generating sets of the liftable mapping class groups of the hyperelliptic cover obtained by Birman-Hilden and the balanced superelliptic cover obtained by Ghaswala-Winarski.
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spellingShingle Generating the liftable mapping class groups of cyclic covers of spheres
Kapari, Pankaj
Rajeevsarathy, Kashyap
Sanghi, Apeksha
Geometric Topology
Primary 57K20, Secondary 57M60
For $g\geq 2$, let $\mathrm{Mod}(S_g)$ be the mapping class group of closed orientable surface $S_g$ of genus $g$. In this paper, we derive a finite generating set for the liftable mapping class groups corresponding to finite-sheeted regular branched cyclic covers of spheres. As an application, we provide an algorithm to derive presentations of these liftable mapping class groups, and the normalizers and centralizers of periodic mapping classes corresponding to these covers. Furthermore, we determine the isomorphism classes of the normalizers of irreducible periodic mapping classes in $\mathrm{Mod}(S_g)$. Moreover, we derive presentations for the liftable mapping class groups corresponding to covers induced by certain reducible periodic mapping classes. Consequently, we derive a presentation for the centralizer and normalizer of a reducible periodic mapping class in $\mathrm{Mod}(S_g)$ of the highest order $2g+2$. As final applications of our results, we recover the generating sets of the liftable mapping class groups of the hyperelliptic cover obtained by Birman-Hilden and the balanced superelliptic cover obtained by Ghaswala-Winarski.
title Generating the liftable mapping class groups of cyclic covers of spheres
topic Geometric Topology
Primary 57K20, Secondary 57M60
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.12071