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Braids on surfaces and finite type invariants

Geometric Topology 2007-05-23 v2 Group Theory

Abstract

We prove that there is no functorial universal finite type invariant for braids in Σ×I\Sigma\times I if the genus of Σ\Sigma is positive.

Cite

@article{arxiv.math/0309245,
  title  = {Braids on surfaces and finite type invariants},
  author = {Paolo Bellingeri and Louis Funar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0309245},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

6p., revised version, C.R.Acad.Sci.Paris, to appear

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