Sieve methods in group theory II: The mapping class group

Alexander Lubotzky; Chen Meiri

doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10711-011-9662-4

Sieve methods in group theory II: The mapping class group

Alexander Lubotzky, Chen Meiri

Einstein Institute of Mathematics

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Abstract

We prove that the set of non-pseudo-Anosov elements in the Torelli group is exponentially small. This answers a question of Kowalski (2008).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	327-336
Number of pages	10
Journal	Geometriae Dedicata
Volume	159
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10711-011-9662-4
State	Published - Aug 2012

Keywords

Mapping class group
Pseudo-Anosov elements
Random walks
Sieve methods

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Geometry and Topology

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