{"title":"大映射类群的正规子群","authors":"Danny Calegari, Lvzhou Chen","doi":"10.1090/btran/108","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Let <inline-formula content-type=\"math/mathml\">\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" alttext=\"upper S\">\n <mml:semantics>\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\n <mml:annotation encoding=\"application/x-tex\">S</mml:annotation>\n </mml:semantics>\n</mml:math>\n</inline-formula> be a surface and let <inline-formula content-type=\"math/mathml\">\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" alttext=\"upper M o d left-parenthesis upper S comma upper K right-parenthesis\">\n <mml:semantics>\n <mml:mrow>\n <mml:mi>Mod</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo><!-- --></mml:mo>\n <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">(</mml:mo>\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo>,</mml:mo>\n <mml:mi>K</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">)</mml:mo>\n </mml:mrow>\n <mml:annotation encoding=\"application/x-tex\">\\operatorname {Mod}(S,K)</mml:annotation>\n </mml:semantics>\n</mml:math>\n</inline-formula> be the mapping class group of <inline-formula content-type=\"math/mathml\">\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" alttext=\"upper S\">\n <mml:semantics>\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\n <mml:annotation encoding=\"application/x-tex\">S</mml:annotation>\n </mml:semantics>\n</mml:math>\n</inline-formula> permuting a Cantor subset <inline-formula content-type=\"math/mathml\">\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" alttext=\"upper K subset-of upper S\">\n <mml:semantics>\n <mml:mrow>\n <mml:mi>K</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo>⊂<!-- ⊂ --></mml:mo>\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\n </mml:mrow>\n <mml:annotation encoding=\"application/x-tex\">K \\subset S</mml:annotation>\n </mml:semantics>\n</mml:math>\n</inline-formula>. We prove two structure theorems for normal subgroups of <inline-formula content-type=\"math/mathml\">\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" alttext=\"upper M o d left-parenthesis upper S comma upper K right-parenthesis\">\n <mml:semantics>\n <mml:mrow>\n <mml:mi>Mod</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo><!-- --></mml:mo>\n <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">(</mml:mo>\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo>,</mml:mo>\n <mml:mi>K</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">)</mml:mo>\n </mml:mrow>\n <mml:annotation encoding=\"application/x-tex\">\\operatorname {Mod}(S,K)</mml:annotation>\n </mml:semantics>\n</mml:math>\n</inline-formula>.</p>\n\n<p>(Purity:) if <inline-formula content-type=\"math/mathml\">\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" alttext=\"upper S\">\n <mml:semantics>\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\n <mml:annotation encoding=\"application/x-tex\">S</mml:annotation>\n </mml:semantics>\n</mml:math>\n</inline-formula> has finite type, every normal subgroup of <inline-formula content-type=\"math/mathml\">\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" alttext=\"upper M o d left-parenthesis upper S comma upper K right-parenthesis\">\n <mml:semantics>\n <mml:mrow>\n <mml:mi>Mod</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo><!-- --></mml:mo>\n <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">(</mml:mo>\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo>,</mml:mo>\n <mml:mi>K</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">)</mml:mo>\n </mml:mrow>\n <mml:annotation encoding=\"application/x-tex\">\\operatorname {Mod}(S,K)</mml:annotation>\n </mml:semantics>\n</mml:math>\n</inline-formula> either contains the kernel of the forgetful map to the mapping class group of <inline-formula content-type=\"math/mathml\">\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" alttext=\"upper S\">\n <mml:semantics>\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\n <mml:annotation encoding=\"application/x-tex\">S</mml:annotation>\n </mml:semantics>\n</mml:math>\n</inline-formula>, or it is ‘pure’ — i.e. it fixes the Cantor set pointwise.</p>\n\n<p>(Inertia:) for any <inline-formula content-type=\"math/mathml\">\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" alttext=\"n\">\n <mml:semantics>\n <mml:mi>n</mml:mi>\n <mml:annotation encoding=\"application/x-tex\">n</mml:annotation>\n </mml:semantics>\n</mml:math>\n</inline-formula> element subset <inline-formula content-type=\"math/mathml\">\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" alttext=\"upper Q\">\n <mml:semantics>\n <mml:mi>Q</mml:mi>\n <mml:annotation encoding=\"application/x-tex\">Q</mml:annotation>\n </mml:semantics>\n</mml:math>\n</inline-formula> of the Cantor set, there is a forgetful map from the pure subgroup <inline-formula content-type=\"math/mathml\">\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" alttext=\"upper P upper M o d left-parenthesis upper S comma upper K right-parenthesis\">\n <mml:semantics>\n <mml:mrow>\n <mml:mi>PMod</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo><!-- --></mml:mo>\n <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">(</mml:mo>\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo>,</mml:mo>\n <mml:mi>K</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">)</mml:mo>\n </mml:mrow>\n <mml:annotation encoding=\"application/x-tex\">\\operatorname {PMod}(S,K)</mml:annotation>\n </mml:semantics>\n</mml:math>\n</inline-formula> of <inline-formula content-type=\"math/mathml\">\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" alttext=\"upper M o d left-parenthesis upper S comma upper K right-parenthesis\">\n <mml:semantics>\n <mml:mrow>\n <mml:mi>Mod</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo><!-- --></mml:mo>\n <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">(</mml:mo>\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo>,</mml:mo>\n <mml:mi>K</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">)</mml:mo>\n </mml:mrow>\n <mml:annotation encoding=\"application/x-tex\">\\operatorname {Mod}(S,K)</mml:annotation>\n </mml:semantics>\n</mml:math>\n</inline-formula> to the mapping class group of <inline-formula content-type=\"math/mathml\">\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" alttext=\"left-parenthesis upper S comma upper Q right-parenthesis\">\n <mml:semantics>\n <mml:mrow>\n <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">(</mml:mo>\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo>,</mml:mo>\n <mml:mi>Q</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">)</mml:mo>\n </mml:mrow>\n <mml:annotation encoding=\"application/x-tex\">(S,Q)</mml:annotation>\n </mml:semantics>\n</mml:math>\n</inline-formula> fixing <inline-formula content-type=\"math/mathml\">\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" alttext=\"upper Q\">\n <mml:semantics>\n <mml:mi>Q</mml:mi>\n <mml:annotation encoding=\"application/x-tex\">Q</mml:annotation>\n </mml:semantics>\n</mml:math>\n</inline-formula> pointwise. If <inline-formula content-type=\"math/mathml\">\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" alttext=\"upper N\">\n <mml:semantics>\n <mml:mi>N</mml:mi>\n <mml:annotation encoding=\"application/x-tex\">N</mml:annotation>\n </mml:semantics>\n</mml:math>\n</inline-formula> is a normal subgroup of <inline-formula content-type=\"math/mathml\">\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" alttext=\"upper M o d left-parenthesis upper S comma upper K right-parenthesis\">\n <mml:semantics>\n <mml:mrow>\n <mml:mi>Mod</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo><!-- --></mml:mo>\n <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">(</mml:mo>\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo>,</mml:mo>\n <mml:mi>K</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">)</mml:mo>\n </mml:mrow>\n <mml:annotation encoding=\"application/x-tex\">\\operatorname {Mod}(S,K)</mml:annotation>\n </mml:semantics>\n</mml:math>\n</inline-formula> contained in <inline-formula content-type=\"math/mathml\">\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" alttext=\"upper P upper M o d left-parenthesis upper S comma upper K right-parenthesis\">\n <mml:semantics>\n <mml:mrow>\n <mml:mi>PMod</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo><!-- --></mml:mo>\n <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">(</mml:mo>\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo>,</mml:mo>\n <mml:mi>K</mml:mi>\n <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">)</mml:mo>\n </mml:mrow>\n <mml:annotation encoding=\"application/x-tex\">\\operatorname {PMod}(S,K)</mml:annotation>\n </mml:semantics>\n</mml:math>\n</inline-formula>, its image <inline-formula content-type=\"math/mathml\">\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" alttext=\"upper N Subscript upper Q\">\n <mml:semantics>\n <mml:msub>\n <mml:mi>N</mml:mi>\n <mml:mi>Q</mml:mi>\n </mml:msub>\n <mml:annotation encoding=\"application/x-tex\">N_Q</mml:annotation>\n </mml:semantics>\n</mml:math>\n</inline-formula> is likewise normal. We characterize exactly which finite-type normal subgroups <inline-formula content-type=\"math/mathml\">\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" alttext=\"upper N Subscript upper Q\">\n <mml:semantics>\n <mml:msub>\n <mml:mi>N</mml:mi>\n <mml:mi>Q</mml:mi>\n </mml:msub>\n <mml:annotation encoding=\"application/x-tex\">N_Q</mml:annotation>\n </mml:semantics>\n</mml:math>\n</inline-formula> arise this way.</p>\n\n<p>Several applications and numerous examples are also given.</p>","PeriodicalId":377306,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, Series B","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"11","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Normal subgroups of big mapping class groups\",\"authors\":\"Danny Calegari, Lvzhou Chen\",\"doi\":\"10.1090/btran/108\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<p>Let <inline-formula content-type=\\\"math/mathml\\\">\\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\\\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\\\" alttext=\\\"upper S\\\">\\n <mml:semantics>\\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\\n <mml:annotation encoding=\\\"application/x-tex\\\">S</mml:annotation>\\n </mml:semantics>\\n</mml:math>\\n</inline-formula> be a surface and let <inline-formula content-type=\\\"math/mathml\\\">\\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\\\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\\\" alttext=\\\"upper M o d left-parenthesis upper S comma upper K right-parenthesis\\\">\\n <mml:semantics>\\n <mml:mrow>\\n <mml:mi>Mod</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo><!-- --></mml:mo>\\n <mml:mo stretchy=\\\"false\\\">(</mml:mo>\\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo>,</mml:mo>\\n <mml:mi>K</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo stretchy=\\\"false\\\">)</mml:mo>\\n </mml:mrow>\\n <mml:annotation encoding=\\\"application/x-tex\\\">\\\\operatorname {Mod}(S,K)</mml:annotation>\\n </mml:semantics>\\n</mml:math>\\n</inline-formula> be the mapping class group of <inline-formula content-type=\\\"math/mathml\\\">\\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\\\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\\\" alttext=\\\"upper S\\\">\\n <mml:semantics>\\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\\n <mml:annotation encoding=\\\"application/x-tex\\\">S</mml:annotation>\\n </mml:semantics>\\n</mml:math>\\n</inline-formula> permuting a Cantor subset <inline-formula content-type=\\\"math/mathml\\\">\\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\\\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\\\" alttext=\\\"upper K subset-of upper S\\\">\\n <mml:semantics>\\n <mml:mrow>\\n <mml:mi>K</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo>⊂<!-- ⊂ --></mml:mo>\\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\\n </mml:mrow>\\n <mml:annotation encoding=\\\"application/x-tex\\\">K \\\\subset S</mml:annotation>\\n </mml:semantics>\\n</mml:math>\\n</inline-formula>. We prove two structure theorems for normal subgroups of <inline-formula content-type=\\\"math/mathml\\\">\\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\\\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\\\" alttext=\\\"upper M o d left-parenthesis upper S comma upper K right-parenthesis\\\">\\n <mml:semantics>\\n <mml:mrow>\\n <mml:mi>Mod</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo><!-- --></mml:mo>\\n <mml:mo stretchy=\\\"false\\\">(</mml:mo>\\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo>,</mml:mo>\\n <mml:mi>K</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo stretchy=\\\"false\\\">)</mml:mo>\\n </mml:mrow>\\n <mml:annotation encoding=\\\"application/x-tex\\\">\\\\operatorname {Mod}(S,K)</mml:annotation>\\n </mml:semantics>\\n</mml:math>\\n</inline-formula>.</p>\\n\\n<p>(Purity:) if <inline-formula content-type=\\\"math/mathml\\\">\\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\\\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\\\" alttext=\\\"upper S\\\">\\n <mml:semantics>\\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\\n <mml:annotation encoding=\\\"application/x-tex\\\">S</mml:annotation>\\n </mml:semantics>\\n</mml:math>\\n</inline-formula> has finite type, every normal subgroup of <inline-formula content-type=\\\"math/mathml\\\">\\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\\\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\\\" alttext=\\\"upper M o d left-parenthesis upper S comma upper K right-parenthesis\\\">\\n <mml:semantics>\\n <mml:mrow>\\n <mml:mi>Mod</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo><!-- --></mml:mo>\\n <mml:mo stretchy=\\\"false\\\">(</mml:mo>\\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo>,</mml:mo>\\n <mml:mi>K</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo stretchy=\\\"false\\\">)</mml:mo>\\n </mml:mrow>\\n <mml:annotation encoding=\\\"application/x-tex\\\">\\\\operatorname {Mod}(S,K)</mml:annotation>\\n </mml:semantics>\\n</mml:math>\\n</inline-formula> either contains the kernel of the forgetful map to the mapping class group of <inline-formula content-type=\\\"math/mathml\\\">\\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\\\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\\\" alttext=\\\"upper S\\\">\\n <mml:semantics>\\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\\n <mml:annotation encoding=\\\"application/x-tex\\\">S</mml:annotation>\\n </mml:semantics>\\n</mml:math>\\n</inline-formula>, or it is ‘pure’ — i.e. it fixes the Cantor set pointwise.</p>\\n\\n<p>(Inertia:) for any <inline-formula content-type=\\\"math/mathml\\\">\\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\\\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\\\" alttext=\\\"n\\\">\\n <mml:semantics>\\n <mml:mi>n</mml:mi>\\n <mml:annotation encoding=\\\"application/x-tex\\\">n</mml:annotation>\\n </mml:semantics>\\n</mml:math>\\n</inline-formula> element subset <inline-formula content-type=\\\"math/mathml\\\">\\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\\\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\\\" alttext=\\\"upper Q\\\">\\n <mml:semantics>\\n <mml:mi>Q</mml:mi>\\n <mml:annotation encoding=\\\"application/x-tex\\\">Q</mml:annotation>\\n </mml:semantics>\\n</mml:math>\\n</inline-formula> of the Cantor set, there is a forgetful map from the pure subgroup <inline-formula content-type=\\\"math/mathml\\\">\\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\\\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\\\" alttext=\\\"upper P upper M o d left-parenthesis upper S comma upper K right-parenthesis\\\">\\n <mml:semantics>\\n <mml:mrow>\\n <mml:mi>PMod</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo><!-- --></mml:mo>\\n <mml:mo stretchy=\\\"false\\\">(</mml:mo>\\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo>,</mml:mo>\\n <mml:mi>K</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo stretchy=\\\"false\\\">)</mml:mo>\\n </mml:mrow>\\n <mml:annotation encoding=\\\"application/x-tex\\\">\\\\operatorname {PMod}(S,K)</mml:annotation>\\n </mml:semantics>\\n</mml:math>\\n</inline-formula> of <inline-formula content-type=\\\"math/mathml\\\">\\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\\\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\\\" alttext=\\\"upper M o d left-parenthesis upper S comma upper K right-parenthesis\\\">\\n <mml:semantics>\\n <mml:mrow>\\n <mml:mi>Mod</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo><!-- --></mml:mo>\\n <mml:mo stretchy=\\\"false\\\">(</mml:mo>\\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo>,</mml:mo>\\n <mml:mi>K</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo stretchy=\\\"false\\\">)</mml:mo>\\n </mml:mrow>\\n <mml:annotation encoding=\\\"application/x-tex\\\">\\\\operatorname {Mod}(S,K)</mml:annotation>\\n </mml:semantics>\\n</mml:math>\\n</inline-formula> to the mapping class group of <inline-formula content-type=\\\"math/mathml\\\">\\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\\\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\\\" alttext=\\\"left-parenthesis upper S comma upper Q right-parenthesis\\\">\\n <mml:semantics>\\n <mml:mrow>\\n <mml:mo stretchy=\\\"false\\\">(</mml:mo>\\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo>,</mml:mo>\\n <mml:mi>Q</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo stretchy=\\\"false\\\">)</mml:mo>\\n </mml:mrow>\\n <mml:annotation encoding=\\\"application/x-tex\\\">(S,Q)</mml:annotation>\\n </mml:semantics>\\n</mml:math>\\n</inline-formula> fixing <inline-formula content-type=\\\"math/mathml\\\">\\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\\\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\\\" alttext=\\\"upper Q\\\">\\n <mml:semantics>\\n <mml:mi>Q</mml:mi>\\n <mml:annotation encoding=\\\"application/x-tex\\\">Q</mml:annotation>\\n </mml:semantics>\\n</mml:math>\\n</inline-formula> pointwise. If <inline-formula content-type=\\\"math/mathml\\\">\\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\\\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\\\" alttext=\\\"upper N\\\">\\n <mml:semantics>\\n <mml:mi>N</mml:mi>\\n <mml:annotation encoding=\\\"application/x-tex\\\">N</mml:annotation>\\n </mml:semantics>\\n</mml:math>\\n</inline-formula> is a normal subgroup of <inline-formula content-type=\\\"math/mathml\\\">\\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\\\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\\\" alttext=\\\"upper M o d left-parenthesis upper S comma upper K right-parenthesis\\\">\\n <mml:semantics>\\n <mml:mrow>\\n <mml:mi>Mod</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo><!-- --></mml:mo>\\n <mml:mo stretchy=\\\"false\\\">(</mml:mo>\\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo>,</mml:mo>\\n <mml:mi>K</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo stretchy=\\\"false\\\">)</mml:mo>\\n </mml:mrow>\\n <mml:annotation encoding=\\\"application/x-tex\\\">\\\\operatorname {Mod}(S,K)</mml:annotation>\\n </mml:semantics>\\n</mml:math>\\n</inline-formula> contained in <inline-formula content-type=\\\"math/mathml\\\">\\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\\\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\\\" alttext=\\\"upper P upper M o d left-parenthesis upper S comma upper K right-parenthesis\\\">\\n <mml:semantics>\\n <mml:mrow>\\n <mml:mi>PMod</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo><!-- --></mml:mo>\\n <mml:mo stretchy=\\\"false\\\">(</mml:mo>\\n <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo>,</mml:mo>\\n <mml:mi>K</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mo stretchy=\\\"false\\\">)</mml:mo>\\n </mml:mrow>\\n <mml:annotation encoding=\\\"application/x-tex\\\">\\\\operatorname {PMod}(S,K)</mml:annotation>\\n </mml:semantics>\\n</mml:math>\\n</inline-formula>, its image <inline-formula content-type=\\\"math/mathml\\\">\\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\\\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\\\" alttext=\\\"upper N Subscript upper Q\\\">\\n <mml:semantics>\\n <mml:msub>\\n <mml:mi>N</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mi>Q</mml:mi>\\n </mml:msub>\\n <mml:annotation encoding=\\\"application/x-tex\\\">N_Q</mml:annotation>\\n </mml:semantics>\\n</mml:math>\\n</inline-formula> is likewise normal. We characterize exactly which finite-type normal subgroups <inline-formula content-type=\\\"math/mathml\\\">\\n<mml:math xmlns:mml=\\\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\\\" alttext=\\\"upper N Subscript upper Q\\\">\\n <mml:semantics>\\n <mml:msub>\\n <mml:mi>N</mml:mi>\\n <mml:mi>Q</mml:mi>\\n </mml:msub>\\n <mml:annotation encoding=\\\"application/x-tex\\\">N_Q</mml:annotation>\\n </mml:semantics>\\n</mml:math>\\n</inline-formula> arise this way.</p>\\n\\n<p>Several applications and numerous examples are also given.</p>\",\"PeriodicalId\":377306,\"journal\":{\"name\":\"Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, Series B\",\"volume\":\"61 1\",\"pages\":\"0\"},\"PeriodicalIF\":0.0000,\"publicationDate\":\"2021-10-15\",\"publicationTypes\":\"Journal Article\",\"fieldsOfStudy\":null,\"isOpenAccess\":false,\"openAccessPdf\":\"\",\"citationCount\":\"11\",\"resultStr\":null,\"platform\":\"Semanticscholar\",\"paperid\":null,\"PeriodicalName\":\"Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, Series B\",\"FirstCategoryId\":\"1085\",\"ListUrlMain\":\"https://doi.org/10.1090/btran/108\",\"RegionNum\":0,\"RegionCategory\":null,\"ArticlePicture\":[],\"TitleCN\":null,\"AbstractTextCN\":null,\"PMCID\":null,\"EPubDate\":\"\",\"PubModel\":\"\",\"JCR\":\"\",\"JCRName\":\"\",\"Score\":null,\"Total\":0}","platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, Series B","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1090/btran/108","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
Let SS be a surface and let Mod(S,K)\operatorname {Mod}(S,K) be the mapping class group of SS permuting a Cantor subset K⊂SK \subset S. We prove two structure theorems for normal subgroups of Mod(S,K)\operatorname {Mod}(S,K).
(Purity:) if SS has finite type, every normal subgroup of Mod(S,K)\operatorname {Mod}(S,K) either contains the kernel of the forgetful map to the mapping class group of SS, or it is ‘pure’ — i.e. it fixes the Cantor set pointwise.
(Inertia:) for any nn element subset QQ of the Cantor set, there is a forgetful map from the pure subgroup PMod(S,K)\operatorname {PMod}(S,K) of Mod(S,K)\operatorname {Mod}(S,K) to the mapping class group of (S,Q)(S,Q) fixing QQ pointwise. If NN is a normal subgroup of Mod(S,K)\operatorname {Mod}(S,K) contained in PMod(S,K)\operatorname {PMod}(S,K), its image NQN_Q is likewise normal. We characterize exactly which finite-type normal subgroups NQN_Q arise this way.
Several applications and numerous examples are also given.