The weak stability conjecture for level mapping class groups

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Let Σg\Sigma_g be a closed oriented surface of genus gg, let Mod⁡g(L)\operatorname{Mod}_g(L) be the level-LL mapping class group, and let γ\gamma be a simple closed nonseparating curve on Σg\Sigma_g. Write (Mod⁡g(L))γ(\operatorname{Mod}_g(L))_\gamma for the stabilizer of γ\gamma in Mod⁡g(L)\operatorname{Mod}_g(L). For fixed L≥2L \geq 2 and k≥1k \geq 1, consider the natural map

H⁡k((Mod⁡g(L))γ;Q)⟶H⁡k(Mod⁡g(L);Q).\operatorname{H}_k((\operatorname{Mod}_g(L))_\gamma;{\mathbb{Q}}) \longrightarrow \operatorname{H}_k(\operatorname{Mod}_g(L);{\mathbb{Q}}).

Stability conjecture. For fixed L≥2L \geq 2 and k≥1k \geq 1, there exists some NN such that if g≥Ng \geq N and γ\gamma is a simple closed nonseparating curve on Σg\Sigma_g, then this map is a surjection.

This weaker stability statement is presented as sufficient for the isomorphism conjecture, extending the degree-two homological argument to higher degrees. Its general validity is not established in the source.

References

Primary source

Andrew Putman, “The second rational homology group of the moduli space of curves with level structures”, arXiv:0809.4477 (2011).

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