On the Torelli Lie algebra

We prove two theorems about the Malcev Lie algebra associated to the Torelli group of a surface of genus g: Stably, it is Koszul and the kernel of the Johnson homomorphism consists only of trivial $\mathrm {Sp}_{2g}(\mathbb {Z})$ -representations lying in the centre.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexander Kupers, Oscar Randal-Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-01-01
Series:Forum of Mathematics, Pi
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2050508623000100/type/journal_article