Algebraic & Geometric Topology Volume 14, issue 1 (2014)

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The proper geometric dimension of the mapping class group

Javier Aramayona and Conchita Martínez-Pérez

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 14 (2014) 217–227

DOI: 10.2140/agt.2014.14.217

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