Abstract
We obtain simple generating sets for various mapping class groups of a nonorientable surface with punctures and/or boundary. We also compute the abelianizations of these mapping class groups.

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1Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Śniadeckich 8, 00-950 Warszawa, Poland
2Institute of Mathematics, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 57, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland. Email: trojkat@math.univ.gda.pl
Citation Information: Advances in Geometry. Volume 10, Issue 2, Pages 249–273, ISSN (Online) 1615-7168, ISSN (Print) 1615-715X, DOI: 10.1515/advgeom.2010.010, March 2010
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We obtain simple generating sets for various mapping class groups of a nonorientable surface with punctures and/or boundary. We also compute the abelianizations of these mapping class groups.
Key words.: Mapping class groups; nonorientable surfaces
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