Stable specific torsion length and periodic mapping classes
arXiv:2107.14780
Abstract
We show that for any periodic mapping class, there is some power which maps a nonseparating, simple closed curve to a distinct, disjoint nonseparating curve. As an application of this result, we introduce the notion of stable specific torsion length of a group element and show that the stable specific torsion length of a Dehn twist is bounded above by six.
11 pages, 3 figures. Comments welcome