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Higher homotopy of diffeomorphism groups from singularities

In the case of a genus $g$ surface $\Sigma$, it is well known that $MCG(\Sigma) = \pi_0 \operatorname{Diff}^+(\Sigma)$ is generated by Dehn twists, which come from a Kahler degeneration with smooth ...