A Note on Topologically-Trivial Braids

2009/07/14 by Orlin Stoytchev, Stoytchev, Orlin
Mathematics · #57M99 #Advanced Topology and Set Theory #FOS: Mathematics #Geometric Topology (math.GT) #Geometric and Algebraic Topology #Group Theory (math.GR) #Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0907.2318

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Abstract

We give a simple characterization of braids that can be unplaited keeping separately their upper ends and their lower ends tied together

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