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A presentation for the planar pure braid group

Group Theory 2023-05-23 v3 Algebraic Topology

Abstract

We describe the construction of a minimal presentation for the group of planar pure braids Pn\overline{P}_n on nn strands. The generators of this presentation are dual to the generators of the cohomology ring of Pn\overline{P}_n found by Y.Baryshnikov while the relations lie in the commutator subgroup of Pn\overline{P}_n. We also construct an explicit (although non-minimal) presentation for the pure cactus group.

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@article{arxiv.2006.08007,
  title  = {A presentation for the planar pure braid group},
  author = {Jacob Mostovoy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.08007},
  year   = {2023}
}
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