Birman-Ko-Lee Left Canonical Form and its Applications
Geometric Topology
2023-04-04 v1 General Topology
Abstract
Using Birman, Ko, and Lee's left canonical form of a braid, we characterize almost strongly quasipositive braids and give estimates of the fractional Dehn twist coefficient.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2304.00064,
title = {Birman-Ko-Lee Left Canonical Form and its Applications},
author = {Michele Capovilla-Searle and Keiko Kawamuro and Rebecca Sorsen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.00064},
year = {2023}
}
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47 pages, 21 figures