Dirican Erdal, EsmaSözen, Yiğit2023-02-052023-02-0520221224-2780https://hdl.handle.net/11147/12937Let Σg,n denote the compact orientable surface with genus g ≥ 2 and boundary disjoint union of n circles. By using a particular pants decomposition of Σg,n, we obtain a formula that computes the Reidemeister-Franz torsion of Σg,n in terms of the Reidemeister-Franz torsions of pairs of pants. © Balkan Society of Geometers, Geometry Balkan Press 2022.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCompact orientable surfacesPair of pantsPeriod matrix.Reidemeister-franz torsionArticle2-s2.0-85133136125