We prove that
BDiff+(S2,{x1,…,xn+1}) is a K(π,1) space, where π is the mapping class group of
an (n+1)-punctured sphere. As a consequence we derive that the center-projecting
braid monodromy of a fiber-type projective line arrangement determines the
diffeomorphic type of its complement.
Keywords
fiber-type line arrangement, braid monodromy,
differentiable fiber bundle
University of Illinois at
Chicago
Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer
Science
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Chicago IL 60607
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University of Illinois at
Chicago
Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer
Science
322 SEO (m/c 249)
851 South Morgan Street
Chicago 60607
United States