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Markov's Theorem

Geometric Topology 2019-11-12 v1

Abstract

This survey consists of a detailed proof of Markov's Theorem based on Joan Birman's book "Braids, Links, and Mapping Class Groups" and Carlo Petronio's classes. It was part of an exam project in A.Y. 2016/2017 for the course Knot Theory.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1911.03745,
  title  = {Markov's Theorem},
  author = {Matteo Barucco and Nirvana Coppola},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.03745},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

31 pages, 34 figures, Keywords: Braids, links, knots, stabilization moves, conjugation moves

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