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The cohomology of the braid group B 3 and of SL 2(ℤ) with coefficients in a geometric representation

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Configuration Spaces

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This article is a short version of a paper which addresses the cohomology of the third braid group and of SL2(ℤ) with coefficients in geometric representations. We give precise statements of the results, some tools and some proofs, avoiding very technical computations here.

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  1. Filippo Callegaro
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A. Bjorner F. Cohen C. De Concini C. Procesi M. Salvetti

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Callegaro, F., Cohen, F.R., Salvetti, M. (2012). The cohomology of the braid group B 3 and of SL 2(ℤ) with coefficients in a geometric representation. In: Bjorner, A., Cohen, F., De Concini, C., Procesi, C., Salvetti, M. (eds) Configuration Spaces. CRM Series. Edizioni della Normale, Pisa. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-7642-431-1_8

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