Rank-1 phenomena for mapping class groups

Duke Mathematical Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 581-597

  Farb, Benson ^a   Lubotzky, Alexander ^a   Minsky, Yair ^a  

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EID: 0013164586     PISSN: 00127094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/S0012-7094-01-10636-4     Document Type: Article

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