 Birman exact sequence (source code)

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= Birman exact sequence
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For a finite-type surface $S$ of negative Euler characteristic and the surface $S^*$ obtained by adding a puncture, forgetting that puncture gives
$$
1\longrightarrow\pi_1(S)\xrightarrow{\operatorname{Push}}
\operatorname{PMod}(S^*)\longrightarrow\operatorname{PMod}(S)\longrightarrow1.
$$

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