We extend the definition of algebraic entropy to endomorphisms of affine varieties. We calculate algebraic entropy of the action of elements of mapping class groups on various character varieties, and show that it is equal to a quantity we call the spectral radius, a generalization of the dilatation of a Pseudo-Anosov …
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Positive entropy automorphisms have virtual eigenvalues outside the unit circle.
problem Understanding the dynamics of surface automorphisms with positive entropy.
method Investigating virtual homological eigenvalues of surface automorphisms.
result Existence of virtual eigenvalues outside the unit circle for automorphisms with positive entropy.
Characterizes pseudo-Anosov mapping classes using cluster algebra techniques.
problem Characterize pseudo-Anosov mapping classes purely in terms of shear coordinates.
method Uses cluster algebraic generalization and tropical cluster transformations.
result Algebraic entropies of cluster transformations match topological entropy.
We study the maximal entropy per unit generator of push-point mapping classes on the punctured disk. Our work is motivated by fluid mixing by rods in a planar domain. If a single rod moves among N-fixed obstacles, the resulting fluid diffeomorphism is in the push-point mapping class associated with the loop in π_1(D^2 …
For any pseudo-Anosov diffeomorphism on a closed orientable surface of genus greater than one, it is known by the work of Bers and Thurston that the topological entropy agrees with the translation distance on the Teichmüller space with respect to the Teichmüller metric. In this paper, we consider random walks on th…
The paper proves continuity of drift in mapping class group.
problem Continuity of drift in mapping class group.
method Random walk analysis on mapping class group, continuity proof.
result Drift varies continuously with transition probability measures.
The paper explores the dynamics of composite symplectic Dehn twists with nonuniform hyperbolicity.
problem Understanding the dynamics and properties of composite symplectic Dehn twists.
method Analyzing the form of nonuniform hyperbolicity, growth of Floer cohomology, and classification of symplectic mapping classes.
result Composite symplectic Dehn twists exhibit positive topological entropy and exponential growth in Floer cohomology.
Non virtually solvable subgroups of mapping class groups have non virtually solvable representationsmath.GT
New representation shows non virtually solvable subgroups of mapping class groups have non virtually solvable elements.
problem Understanding non virtually solvable subgroups of mapping class groups.
method Finite dimensional homological representation of Mod(Σ) to show non virtually solvable elements.
result There exists a finite dimensional homological representation of Mod(Σ) such that the image of a non virtually solvable subgroup is also non virtually solvable.
New invariant measures loop iterations in algebraic structures.
problem Measuring the asymptotic behavior of loop iterations in algebraic structures.
method Introduced sign stability and cluster stretch factor to measure loops.
result Cluster algebraic entropies match cluster stretch factor.
We consider the pseudo-Anosov elements of the mapping class group of a surface of genus g that fix a rank k subgroup of the first homology of the surface. We show that the smallest entropy among these is comparable to (k+1)/g. This interpolates between results of Penner and of Farb and the second and third authors, who…
Study shows Poisson boundary matches hyperbolic boundary for certain groups.
problem Identifying Poisson boundary for hyperbolic groups without moment conditions.
method Proved using finite entropy random walks and extended to groups with WPD elements.
result Poisson boundary matches hyperbolic boundary for specified groups.
Rigidity for Patterson--Sullivan systems with applications to random walks and entropy rigiditymath.GT
The paper introduces Patterson-Sullivan systems and proves their rigidity, with applications to random walks and entropy rigidity.
problem Understanding the rigidity of Patterson-Sullivan systems and their applications.
method Generalization of Tukia's measurable boundary rigidity theorem for Patterson-Sullivan systems.
result Entropy rigidity for Anosov groups with Lipschitz limit sets.
This paper constructs pseudo-Anosov braids with small normalized entropies.
problem Finding pseudo-Anosov braids with minimal normalized entropies.
method Describes a structure of fibered cones and provides a constructive description of monodromies.
result Construction of many pseudo-Anosov braids with small normalized entropies.
We consider the hyperelliptic handlebody group on a closed surface of genus . This is the subgroup of the mapping class group on a closed surface of genus consisting of isotopy classes of homeomorphisms on the surface that commute with some fixed hyperelliptic involution and that extend to homeomorphisms on the …
Generic pseudo-Anosov mapping classes in mapping class groups.
problem Understanding the prevalence of pseudo-Anosov mapping classes.
method Proving genericity with respect to specific notions of genericity.
result Pseudo-Anosov mapping classes are generic in mapping class groups.
The hyperelliptic mapping class group has been studied in various contexts within topology and algebraic geometry. What makes this study tractable is that there is a surjective map from the hyperelliptic mapping class group to a mapping class group of a punctured sphere. The more general family of superelliptic mapping…
Classifies manifolds with dense conjugacy classes in their mapping class groups.
problem Classifying manifolds based on conjugacy classes in their mapping class groups.
method Analyzing connected orientable 2-manifolds and their mapping class groups.
result Mapping class groups of certain manifolds have dense conjugacy classes.
We study types of mapping classes which arise as a product of a given mapping class and powers of certain pure mapping classes. We derive an explicit constant depending only on a surface such that almost all above pure mapping classes give rise to pseudo-Anosov type whenever their powers are larger than the constant. F…
We study random walks on groups with the feature that, roughly speaking, successive positions of the walk tend to be "aligned". We formalize and quantify this property by means of the notion of deviation inequalities. We show that deviation inequalities have several consequences including Central Limit Theorems, the lo…
Develops measures for non-Borel Anosov groups on Furstenberg boundary.
problem Measuring non-Borel Anosov groups on the Furstenberg boundary.
method Theory of Patterson--Sullivan measures, strict convexity, entropy rigidity.
result Existence, uniqueness, and ergodicity of measures on Furstenberg boundary.
Study pseudo-Anosov monodromies in fibered 3-manifolds using asymptotic translation lengths.
problem Understanding the normal generation of pseudo-Anosov monodromies in fibered 3-manifolds.
method Using asymptotic translation lengths on the curve complex and analyzing properties of sequences of fibers and monodromies.
result For most primitive integral classes, pseudo-Anosov monodromies normally generate the mapping class group on the fiber surface.
New description of Arnoux-Yoccoz mapping classes using Dehn twists.
problem Understanding Arnoux-Yoccoz mapping classes.
method Product of Dehn twists and a finite order element, analogous to Penner's construction.
result New description of Arnoux-Yoccoz mapping classes.
The study finds abundant normal generators for mapping class groups.
problem Understanding normal generation in mapping class groups.
method Analyzing restrictions on invariant subsurfaces and Teichmüller spaces.
result Reducible mapping classes can normally generate mapping class groups based on their asymptotic translation lengths.
Paper shows mapping classes are largely determined by their finite quotient actions.
problem Understanding the equivalence of mapping classes based on their finite quotient actions.
method Analyzes procongruent conjugacy classes and their dependence on finite quotients.
result Procongruent conjugacy classes are largely determined by their finite quotient actions.
Overview of infinite surface mapping class groups.
problem Understanding mapping class groups of infinite surfaces.
method Survey of recent research findings.
result Recent developments in mapping class groups of infinite surfaces.
The paper studies liftable mapping class groups of cyclic covers of spheres.
problem Understanding liftable mapping class groups of cyclic covers of spheres.
method Derived finite generating sets, provided algorithms, determined isomorphism classes, derived presentations, and calculated normalizers and centralizers.
result Presentations and isomorphism classes of liftable mapping class groups for various covers.
Quantum Sp(4) representation shows asymptotic faithfulness.
problem Proving asymptotic faithfulness for a new family of quantum representations.
method Generalized from skein SU(2)_k representations proof.
result First example of asymptotic faithfulness outside A_n family.
The paper explores centers of subgroups in mapping class groups and their relation to free groups and Tits alternatives.
problem Investigating centers of subgroups in mapping class groups and their properties.
method Similar techniques to show the presence of nonabelian free groups and failure of Tits alternatives.
result No big mapping class group satisfies the strong Tits alternative, and many have trivial centers.
Paper shows mapping class groups are not extremely amenable except for specific cases.
problem Determining when mapping class groups are extremely amenable.
method Utilized Kechris-Pestov-Todorčević machinery.
result Big mapping class groups are not extremely amenable unless the surface is a sphere or a once-punctured sphere.
New insights into mapping class groups' cohomology.
problem Understanding the first integral cohomology of mapping class groups.
method Semi-direct product decomposition and simplicial homology computation.
result Computed the first integral cohomology group for surfaces of genus at least 2.
Study of hyperelliptic mapping class groups with applications and profinite completions.
problem Understanding hyperelliptic mapping class groups and their properties.
method Defined and studied hyperelliptic mapping class groups, applied theory to counterexamples, and examined profinite completions.
result Found a counterexample to a conjecture about mapping class groups and extended congruence subgroup property.
Study maps surface configurations to Heisenberg homologies for mapping class groups.
problem Understanding Mapping Class Groups of punctured surfaces.
method Action of mapping classes on Heisenberg homologies of surface configurations.
result Representations of Mapping Class Groups derived from Heisenberg homologies.
Explicit presentations found for asymptotically rigid mapping class groups.
problem Understanding the structure of asymptotically rigid mapping class groups.
method Using a graph of groups structure, we compute explicit presentations.
result Computed explicit presentations for asymptotically rigid mapping class groups of surfaces.
The study finds that many mapping class groups have normal generators.
problem Finding normal generators in mapping class groups.
method Provided a criterion for normal closure and applied it to show normal generators for specific classes of mapping classes.
result Many nontrivial periodic mapping classes and pseudo-Anosov mapping classes are normal generators.
This thesis introduces big mapping class groups and their structure.
problem Understanding mapping class groups of infinite-type surfaces.
method Systematic introduction and analysis of structure and topological generation.
result Key differences from finite-type mapping class groups.
Finite presentations for mapping class groups of surfaces and surfaces with points/boundaries.
problem Finding finite presentations for balanced superelliptic mapping class groups.
method Construct finite presentations for corresponding liftable mapping class groups in a different generating set.
result Finite presentations for balanced superelliptic mapping class groups of various surfaces.
We prove that both the hyperelliptic mapping class group and the extended hyperelliptic mapping class group are generated by two torsion elements. We also compute the index of the subgroup of the hyperelliptic mapping class group which is generated by involutions and we prove that the extended hyperelliptic mapping cla…
Three elements generate balanced superelliptic mapping class groups.
problem Generating balanced superelliptic mapping class groups.
method Proving groups are generated by three elements through normalizers and liftable mapping class groups.
result Balanced superelliptic mapping class groups are generated by three elements.
Using the thermodynamics formalism, we introduce a notion of intersection for projective Anosov representations, show analyticity results for the intersection and the entropy, and rigidity results for the intersection. We use the renormalized intersection to produce a -invariant Riemannian metric on the smooth …
Big mapping class groups of infinite type surfaces have infinite asymptotic dimension.
problem Understanding asymptotic dimension of big mapping class groups of infinite type surfaces.
method Analyzing big mapping class groups with coarsely bounded generating sets and essential shifts.
result Big mapping class groups of infinite type surfaces have infinite asymptotic dimension.
Proves normal subgroups of mapping class groups have specific properties.
problem Classifying normal subgroups of mapping class groups.
method Analyzes automorphism and commensurator groups of simplicial complexes associated to surfaces.
result Normal subgroups with elements of small support have specific isomorphic properties.
Three involutions generate mapping class groups of large surfaces.
problem Generating mapping class groups with minimal involutions.
method Proved using group theory for surfaces of genus ≥8.
result Mapping class groups are generated by three involutions for large surfaces.
On the large scale geometry of big mapping class groups of surfaces with a unique maximal endmath.GT
Characterizes and analyzes the large scale geometry of big mapping class groups of surfaces.
problem Analyzing the large scale geometry of big mapping class groups of surfaces with a unique maximal end.
method Building on previous work, the paper characterizes and analyzes the large scale geometry of big mapping class groups of surfaces with a unique maximal end.
result Proves that any locally CB big mapping class group is CB generated and gives an explicit criterion for determining which big mapping class groups are CB generated.
Study shows mapping class groups are one-ended for surfaces with at least one end.
problem Analyzing the number of ends in mapping class groups of surfaces.
method Proving the associated translatable curve graph is one-ended, quasi-isometric to the mapping class group.
result Mapping class groups are one-ended for surfaces with at least one end of discrete type.
Computes mapping class groups of 4-manifolds with boundary.
problem Computing mapping class groups for 4-manifolds with boundary.
method Topological and smooth methods applied to compact, simply connected 4-manifolds.
result Description of topological and stable smooth mapping class groups.
New findings on generating mapping class groups with specific torsion elements.
problem Understanding the structure of mapping class groups through torsion elements.
method Analyzing the orders of torsion elements required to generate mapping class groups of surfaces of varying genus.
result For specific genera, mapping class groups can be generated by two torsion elements of particular orders.
The study examines when mapping class groups are quasi-isometric to graphs of curves.
problem When is the mapping class group of an infinite-type surface quasi-isometric to a graph of curves?
method Using the work of Rosendal, Mann, and Rafi, the study defines a necessary and sufficient condition called translatability for a mapping class group to be quasi-isometric to a graph of curves.
result The mapping class group of the plane minus a Cantor set is quasi-isometric to the loop graph defined by Bavard.
The study explores normal generators for mapping class groups and their properties.
problem Understanding normal generators for mapping class groups of surfaces.
method Examined the relation between normal generation and asymptotic translation lengths on Teichmüller space and curve graph.
result Discussed several open questions related to normal generators.