Errata: Presentations of the mapping class group
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Errata: Presentations of the mapping class group
zbMATH Open document ID: 0811.57019
DOI: 10.1007/BF02937522
author: Joan Birman
author: Bronisław Wajnryb
published in: Israel Journal of Mathematics
publication date: 1995-05-01T00:00:00Z
review text: In [Isr. J. Math. 45, 157-174 (1983; Zbl 0533.57002)] the second author gave a presentation for the mapping class group \(M_{n,k}\) of an orientable surface \(F_{n,k}\) of genus \(n\geq 1\) with \(k=0\) or 1 boundary components. The statement of Theorem 2 in that paper contains an error. In this note we correct the error. At the same time we correct inaccuracies in [the authors, Lect. Notes Math. 1167, 24-46 (1985; Zbl 0589.57009)], which studied the same circle of ideas and made use of results from the paper cited at the beginning.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 57N05
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 20F34
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 57M05
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 30F35
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 20F05
zbMATH DE Number: 720069
zbMATH Keywords: presentation for the mapping class group
MaRDI profile type: Publication
cites work: Q3812935
cites work: A simple presentation for the mapping class group of an orientable surface
full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02937522
OpenAlex ID: W2092751646
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 720069