Braids and crossed modules
Algebraic Topology
2013-03-12 v2 Group Theory
Abstract
We describe Artin's braid group on a (fixed) finite number of strings as a crossed module over itself. In particular, we interpret the braid relations as crossed module structure relations.
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@article{arxiv.0904.3895,
title = {Braids and crossed modules},
author = {Johannes Huebschmann},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0904.3895},
year = {2013}
}
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18 pages