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Monodromy representation of the mapping class group B n for the su 2 Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equation

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Stanev, Y.S., Todorov, I.T. (1996). Monodromy representation of the mapping class group B n for the su 2 Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equation. In: Grosse, H., Pittner, L. (eds) Low-Dimensional Models in Statistical Physics and Quantum Field Theory. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 469. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0102558

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