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Fast nielsen-thurston classification of braids

Group Theory 2014-10-01 v3

Abstract

We prove the existence of an algorithm which solves the reducibility problem in braid groups and runs in quadratic time with respect to the braid length for any fixed braid index.

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@article{arxiv.1112.0165,
  title  = {Fast nielsen-thurston classification of braids},
  author = {Matthieu Calvez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1112.0165},
  year   = {2014}
}