Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 207-218 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Pacific Journal of Mathematics |
| Volume | 251 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- Braid monodromy
- Differentiable fiber bundle
- Fiber-type line arrangement