Factoring periodic maps into Dehn twists

Neeraj K. Dhanwani, Ajay K. Nair, Kashyap Rajeevsarathy

Let $\text{Mod}(S_g)$ be the mapping class group of the closed orientable surface $S_g$ of genus $g\ge 1$. In this paper, we develop various methods for factoring periodic mappin…