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Mapping class group actions on the cohomology of configuration spaces of surfaces

Clément Dupont, Richard Hain

math.GTarXiv:2611.05126

Abstract

Let X be a closed oriented surface of genus at least 2 and P a finite subset of X. We bound the action of the mapping class group of (X,P) on the rational cohomology groups of the ordered configuration spaces Fn(X-P) of X-P. In particular, we show that, when #P < 2, the diagonal action of the mapping class group on the direct sum of the Hn(Fn(X-P)) is faithful, and determine its kernel when #P > 1.

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