Free subgroups of surface mapping class groups

We quantify the generation of free subgroups of surface mapping class groups by pseudo-Anosov mapping classes in terms of their translation distance and the distance between their axes in Teichmueller's metric. The method makes reference to Teichmueller space only.

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Main Authors: Anderson, James W. (Author), Aramayona, Javier (Author), Shackleton, Kenneth J. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2007.
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