38 research outputs found
Isomorphisms between big mapping class groups
We show that any isomorphism between mapping class groups of orientable
infinite-type surfaces is induced by a homeomorphism between the surfaces. Our
argument additionally applies to automorphisms between finite-index subgroups
of these `big' mapping class groups and shows that each finite-index subgroup
has finite outer automorphism group. As a key ingredient, we prove that all
simplicial automorphisms between curve complexes of infinite-type orientable
surfaces are induced by homeomorphisms.Comment: v3: 11 pages; updated and added references; final version to appear
in IMR
Unbounded asymmetry of stretch factors
A result of Handel-Mosher guarantees that the ratio of logarithms of stretch
factors of any fully irreducible automorphism of the free group and its
inverse is bounded by a constant . In this short note we show that this
constant cannot be chosen independent of .Comment: 2 page