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Analytic actions of mapping class groups on surfaces

Analytic actions of mapping class groups on surfaces

Let Σ be a closed orientable surface of genus g ⩾ 3. Let Γ be any finite index subgroup of the mapping class group of Σ. We prove that there is no faithful analytic action of Γ on compact surfaces with nonzero Euler characteristic.