Document Type
Article
Publication Date
January 2008
Abstract
Let S be a connected orientable surface with finitely many punctures, finitely many boundary components, and genus at least 6. Then any C^1 action of the mapping class group of S on the circle is trivial. The techniques used in the proof of this result permit us to show that products of Kazhdan groups and certain lattices cannot have C^1 faithful actions on the circle. We also prove that for n > 5, any C^1 action of Aut(F_n) or Out(F_n) on the circle factors through an action of Z/2Z.
Recommended Citation
Parwani, Kamlesh, "C^1 actions of the mapping class group on the circle" (2008). Faculty Research and Creative Activity. 8.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/math_fac/8
