Generating the mapping class group (an algebraic approach).
We give an algebraic proof of the fact that a generating set of the mapping class group Mg,1 (g ≥ 3) may be obtained by replicating a generating set of M2,1.
We give an algebraic proof of the fact that a generating set of the mapping class group Mg,1 (g ≥ 3) may be obtained by replicating a generating set of M2,1.