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The braid group

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A Study of Braids

Part of the book series: Mathematics and Its Applications ((MAIA,volume 484))

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In trying to establish a theory of braids, the most primitive question we may ask is, How many different (non-equivalent) braids are there?

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Murasugi, K., Kurpita, B.I. (1999). The braid group. In: A Study of Braids. Mathematics and Its Applications, vol 484. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9319-9_2

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