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Conjugacy Classes of 3-Braid Group B_3

Geometric Topology 2008-03-19 v3 Group Theory

Abstract

In this article we describe the summit sets in B_3, the smallest element in a summit set and we compute the Hilbert series corresponding to conjugacy classes.The results will be related to Birman-Menesco classification of knots with braid index three or less than three.

Cite

@article{arxiv.0801.4443,
  title  = {Conjugacy Classes of 3-Braid Group B_3},
  author = {Usman Ali},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0801.4443},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

Changes in the new version are due to: (1) To relate this article to "A note closed 3-braids",preprint, arXiv:0802.1072 by J. S. Birman and W. W. Menasco. (2) Suggestions from Joan Birman to the Author through emails

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