Year: 2004
Type: article
Abstract: We give elementary applications of quasi-homomorphisms to growth problems in groups. A particular case concerns the number of torsion elements required to factor a given element in the mapping class group of a surface.
Author: D. Kotschick
Institution: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Language: English
Subfield: Geometry and Topology
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2103085309