Braid commutators and delta finite-type invariants
Geometric Topology
2007-05-23 v1 Quantum Algebra
Abstract
Delta finite-type invariants are defined analogously to finite-type invariants, using delta moves instead of crossing changes. We show that they are closely related to the lower central series of the commutator subgroup of the pure braid group.
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@article{arxiv.math/9907071,
title = {Braid commutators and delta finite-type invariants},
author = {Theodore B. Stanford},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9907071},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
6 pages, 2 figures, based on talk given in Delphi, August 1998